Stroke out and Stet

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Stroke out verb - To show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it.

Usage example: if you make a mistake on the form, just stroke it out

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Stet is an antonym for stroke out.

Stet verb - Printing: direct that a matter marked for omission or correction is to be retained (used in the imperative).

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Stroke out is an antonym for stet.

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