| Dele 1. (imperative sing.) Erase; remove; -- a direction to cancel something which has been put in type; usually expressed by a peculiar form of d, thus: /. 2. (v. t.) To erase; to cancel; to delete; to mark for omission. 3. (v. t.) To deal; to divide; to distribute. Thesaurus Entries blot, blot out, cancel, cross out, delete, efface, erase, expunge, obliterate, raze, rub out, rule out, scratch, scratch out, sponge, sponge out, strike out, wipe out |