dele
Americanverb (used with object)
noun
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deles
plural
noun
verb
Other Word Forms
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Etymology
Origin of dele
1695–1705; < Latin dēlē (2nd person singular imperative of dēlēre ), equivalent to dēl- destroy + -ē imperative ending
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The Hart camp hopes to regain some momentum this week by winning the Connecticut primary and adding 60 dele gates to his total.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was within easy commuting distance of Manhattan, where UNO dele gates would meet until the world capital was finished.
From Time Magazine Archive
At first they were skeptical about the young dele gates.
From Time Magazine Archive
Charles Irwin, an old news paperman, seasoned in U. S. politics since the forgotten days when young Boies Penrose was a Libertarian, watched the dele gates file out of the Stadium.
From Time Magazine Archive
For alle hise werkes ben grevance And enemy to mannes hele, In what degre that he schal dele.
From Confessio Amantis, or, Tales of the Seven Deadly Sins by G. C. (George Campbell) Macaulay
He deled a boll o' bear in firlottis fyve, Four for ye halie kirke, and ane for puir mennis wyvis.
From The Antiquary — Volume 01 by Sir Walter Scott
The MS. reading deled should be deyled; cf. l. 2099. p.
From The Lay of Havelok the Dane by Unknown
We should thus get hwan he haueden þer ilk þing deled, when they had there distributed every thing.
From The Lay of Havelok the Dane by Unknown
So in l. 1736, for deled read deyled, as in l. 2098.
From The Lay of Havelok the Dane by Unknown
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