Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deleave

/diːˈliːv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-leave
IPA: /diːˈliːv/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To split (paper) into separate leaves or sheets.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Simple Way to Deleave Forms and Carbons. To do away with torn sets, loss of time and labor in separating carbons from multiple form sets, a new deleaving machine is handy to have around the office."
"[…] to deleave the multiple ply continuous form stationery into individual continuous form plies. The individual plies are then unrolled and each separated at the transverse perforations to provide separate stationery forms."

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /diːˈliːv/

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

deleaves (present, singular) deleaving (participle, present) deleaved (participle, past) deleaved (past)

Frequently Paired Words

deleaf disleaf disleave interleave leaf

Questions

How do you pronounce deleave?: The recorded pronunciation is /diːˈliːv/.
What does deleave mean?: To split (paper) into separate leaves or sheets.

How to pronounce deleave

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