Rub out meaning in English

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Definition

to rub out (a drawing): to erase, to remove (a drawing) phrasal verb
to rub: to press against and then move, to apply pressure and friction to verb
Exercise 1
"delete as applicable"

This could be re-written as:

"delete as applicable"

This could be re-written as:

Cross out 1things that do not apply to you 2
1 Cross out: "To cross out" means to delete information by putting a line through it with a pen or pencil. Example: Some people were unable to come to my birthday party, so I crossed out their names on the party list.
1 Wipe out: To "wipe" is to clean (a table) or delete information (on a computer disk). "To wipe out" means to erase or destroy. Example: The city was wiped out by the storm.
1 Rub out: "To rub out" is a synonym of "delete", however it implies that information is completely erased by a rubbing action. Example: I always write using a pencil so that I can easily rub out mistakes using an eraser.
2 things that do not apply to you: This is correct. Despite what you might expect, "Delete as applicable" actually means delete the information that doesn't apply to you. For example, imagine a form that is asking for Brian Jones's title: Mr/Mrs/Miss JONES. Here, Brian would cross out (put a line through) the "Mrs" and "Miss" because they do not apply to him. Therefore, it would look something like: Mr/Mrs/Miss JONES.
2 things that apply to you: This isn't the best choice here.
2 things that are unimportant: "Delete as applicable" does not mean delete information that is unimportant.

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