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dele

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verb de·le \ˈdē-(ˌ)lē\

Definition of dele

deled

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deleing
  1. transitive verb

  2. :  to delete especially from typeset matter

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Examples of dele in a Sentence

  1. the proofreader was instructed to dele stray characters and other typos

Origin and Etymology of dele

Latin, imperative singular of delēre

dele Synonyms

Synonyms
blue-pencil, cancel, cross (out), x (out), delete, edit (out), elide, kill, scratch (out), strike (out), stroke (out)
Related Words
blot out, efface, eradicate, erase, expunge, obliterate, root (out), rub out, wipe out; bleep, blip, clip, cut, excise, remove; bowdlerize, censor, clean (up), expurgate, launder, redact, red-pencil; abbreviate, crop, shorten; black out, repress, silence, suppress
Near Antonyms
stet

Other Printing Terms

epigraph, errata, leader, mechanical, notch, tittle, underscore, widow

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dele

noun de·le

Definition of dele

  1. :  a mark indicating that something is to be deled

First Known Use of dele

circa 1751

Other Printing Terms

epigraph, errata, leader, mechanical, notch, tittle, underscore, widow

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