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Dele vs Dere - What's the difference?

dele | dere |

As a contraction dele

is .

As a noun dere is

door.

As an adjective dere is

bitter.

dele

English

Verb

(d)
  • (printing, usually, imperative) to delete

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (printing) a sign signifying deletion

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    dere

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) dere, from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Hurt; harm; injury.
    • She did him dere .

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) deren, derien, from (etyl) .

    Verb

    (der)
  • To hurt; harm; injure; wound.
  • * c.1390 , Geoffrey Chaucer, ‘The Squire's Tale’, Canterbury Tales :
    • And of Achilles with his queynte spere, / For he koude with it bothe heele and dere .
  • * :
    • Thenne herd he a voyse say / Galahad I see there enuyronne aboute the so many angels that my power may not dere the /
  • To annoy, trouble, grieve.
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