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deleaves

deleaves is the third-person singular simple present indicative of deleave.

Meaning of deleave

Verb

deleave (third-person singular simple present deleaves, present participle deleaving, simple past and past participle deleaved)

  1. (transitive) To split (paper) into separate leaves or sheets.
    • Simple Way to Deleave Forms and Carbons. To do away with torn sets, loss of time and labor in separating carbons from multiple form sets, a new deleaving machine is handy to have around the office.1950, American Business, volume 20, page 67

Questions about deleaves

What is deleaves the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Deleaves is the third-person singular simple present indicative of deleave.

Words near deleaves in the dictionary

  1. deleafs
  2. deleatur
  3. deleaturs
  4. deleave
  5. deleaved
  6. deleaves
  7. deleaving
  8. deleb
  9. deleble
  10. delebrities
  11. delebrity

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