to dele
- verb
- /ˈdɛli/
- Jargon
- During proofreading, he noticed a mistake and used a pencil to dele the incorrect text.
Yeah, I'm not seriously considering control alt deleting back to a previous save.
- Yeah, I'm not seriously considering control alt deleting back to a previous save.
- And I've seen you suggest just that, that something should be deleted and you can kind of see the the pain.
Examples
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The editor decided to dele the repeated paragraph to tighten the narrative.
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In the case of a three by three matrix formed by deleting one row and one column.
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Yeah there is a comment that Opie responded to before deleting his account.
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Yeah, I'm not seriously considering control alt deleting back to a previous save.
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After reviewing the document, she quickly deleted the sections that were no longer relevant.
Synonyms
To remove information like text or files so it cannot be seen
Change a text to make it clearer or remove private information
Remove a part of a text so it is not published
Draw a line through a word or item to show it should be removed
Remove parts of a text to hide sensitive information
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Etymology
To dele something is to mark it for removal or to remove it from a text. The verb comes from the Latin delere, meaning 'to erase', and is the same root as English delete, so to dele is to 'erase' words.