dele

Dele \De"le\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deled; p. pr. & vb. n. Deleing.] [From the preceding word.] (Print.) To erase; to cancel; to delete; to mark for omission. [1913 Webster]

Dele \Dele\, v. t. [See Deal.] To deal; to divide; to distribute. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

Dele \De"le\, imperative sing. of L. delere to destroy. [Cf. Delete.] (Print.) Erase; remove; -- a direction to cancel something which has been put in type; usually expressed by a peculiar form of d, thus: [dele]. [1913 Webster]