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dele

/ˈdiːliː/

dele verb: to delete.

Verb

dele (third-person singular simple present deles, present participle deleing, simple past and past participle deled)

  1. (imperative, usually) To delete.

Noun

dele (plural deles)

  1. A sign signifying deletion.
    Synonyms:
    deleatur

Synonyms of dele

Forms of dele

Verb
third-person singular presentdeles
present participledeleing
past participledeled
pastdeled
Noun
pluraldeles

Origin of dele

From Latin dēlē, second person singular imperative of dēleo (“delete”). Alternatively, a clipping of deleatur.

Words that rhyme with dele

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Questions about dele

What does dele mean?
Dele means to delete.
What part of speech is dele?
Dele can be a verb or a noun.
How do you pronounce dele?
Dele is pronounced /ˈdiːliː/.
What is the past tense of dele?
The past tense of dele is deled.

Words near dele in the dictionary

  1. Delco
  2. delcosine
  3. Delderfield
  4. DelDuca
  5. DelDucas
  6. dele
  7. delead
  8. deleaded
  9. deleading
  10. deleads
  11. deleaf

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