dele Meaning, Definition & Usage

De"le imperative singular
Etymology
imperative singular of L. delere to destroy. Cf. Delete.
Definitions
  1. (Print.) Erase; remove; -- a direction to cancel something which has been put in type; usually expressed by a peculiar form of d, thus: &dele;.
De"le transitive verb
Etymology
From the preceding word.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Deled ; present participle & verbal noun Deleing
Definitions
  1. (Print.) To erase; to cancel; to delete; to mark for omission.
Dele transitive verb
Etymology
See Deal.
Definitions
  1. To deal; to divide; to distribute. Obs. Chaucer.

Webster 1913