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verb (used with object)
1.
to delete.
noun
2.
a mark, as 
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Dele
is one of our favorite verbs.
So is subtilize. Does it mean:
| to steal or take dishonestly (money, esp. public funds, or property entrusted to one's care); embezzle. |
| to introduce subtleties into or argue subtly about. |
Origin:
1695–1705; < Latin dēlē (2nd person singular imperative of dēlēre), equivalent to dēl- destroy + -ē imperative ending
1695–1705; < Latin dēlē (2nd person singular imperative of dēlēre), equivalent to dēl- destroy + -ē imperative ending
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| dele (ˈdiːlɪ) | |
| —n , pl deles | |
| 1. | Compare stet a sign ( |
| —vb , deles, deles, deleing, deled | |
| 2. | (tr) to mark (matter to be deleted) with a dele |
| [C18: from Latin: delete (imperative), from dēlēre to destroy, obliterate; see | |
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| dele delete |
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