dele
1 of 2verb
de·le ˈdē-(ˌ)lē 
deled; deleing
transitive verb
: to delete especially from typeset matter
dele
2 of 2noun
: a mark indicating that something is to be deled
Synonyms
Verb
- blue-pencil
- cancel
- cross (out)
- delete
- edit (out)
- elide
- kill
- scratch (out)
- strike (out)
- stroke (out)
- x (out)
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Example Sentences
Verb the proofreader was instructed to dele stray characters and other typos
Word History
Etymology
Verb
Latin, imperative singular of delēre
First Known Use
Verb
1612, in the meaning defined above
Noun
1640, in the meaning defined above
deleing
verb
as in deleting
to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it the proofreader was instructed to dele stray characters and other typos Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- deleting
- removing
- erasing
- stroking (out)
- wiping out
- crossing (out)
- canceling
- blue-penciling
- censoring
- editing (out)
- killing
- scratching (out)
- blotting out
- rubbing out
- striking (out)
- cancelling
- x-ing (out)
- eliding
- x'ing (out)
- suppressing
- eradicating
- clipping
- expunging
- effacing
- obliterating
- shortening
- excising
- blacking out
- expurgating
- rooting (out)
- red-penciling
- bleeping
- blipping
- cutting
- laundering
- bowdlerizing
- silencing
- cropping
- redacting
- cleaning (up)
- repressing
- abbreviating
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- stetting