Meanings
verbdelenite (third-person singular simple present delenites, present participle deleniting, simple past and past participle delenited)
present singular third person delenites · participle present deleniting · participle past delenited · past delenited
- intransitivehuman sciencesTo undergo delenition.
- transitivehuman sciencesTo subject to delenition.
Origin
From de- + lenite; also analyzable as a back-formation from delenition.
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Rhymes with delenite
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APA
delenite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delenite
MLA
“delenite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delenite. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “delenite,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delenite.
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