stet

Speech parts

1. stet - Noun

2. stet - Verb

Meaning

Let it stand; -- a word used by proof readers to signify that something once erased, or marked for omission, is to remain.

To cause or direct to remain after having been marked for omission; to mark with the word stet, or with a series of dots below or beside the matter; as, the proof reader stetted a deled footnote.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

rest continue avoid maintain fine ignore endure abide dwell freshness invalidate annul bide against favour
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Antonyms

cease cancel depart delete sanction exterminate
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Hypernyms

direct avoid void invalidate annul quash

Derivatives

stetted stetting

Anagrams

sett test TETS

Close letter words and terms

Stesichoran Stesichorean Stesichorus stet docket stetefeldtite steth