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transfer, entrust, relegate, Colloq pass the buck for, US buck:
She has delegated the responsibility to one of the directors.
delete v. erase, cancel, rub or cross out or off, remove, blot out,
expunge, efface, eliminate, obliterate, wipe out, eradicate,
strike out, cut or edit (out), Publishing blue-pencil; Printing
dele: Delete the old address and insert the new one.
deliberate
adj. 1 intentional, planned, studied, wilful, intended,
premeditated, calculated, conscious, prearranged, purposeful,
preconceived, considered; cold-blooded: The insult was
deliberate, not a slip. 2 slow, methodical, careful, unhurried,
paced, measured, regular, even, steady, sure, unhesitating,
unfaltering, confident: He moved across the room with a
deliberate step and tore the medals from the general's tunic. 3
careful, prudent, cautious, painstaking, discreet, considered,
considerate, thoughtful, well thought out, thorough, methodical,
systematic, fastidious, orderly, punctilious, dispassionate,
cool, composed, collected, calm, serene, unruffled: A
deliberate speaker, he chose his words with care.
--v. 4 consider, ponder, think (about or over), weigh, debate,
meditate (on or over), reflect (on or over), cogitate (on or
over), study: I shall need a few days to deliberate on that
question.
deliberately
adv. intentionally, on purpose, purposely, wilfully or US
willfully, consciously, wittingly, calculatedly, calculatingly,
knowingly, pointedly, resolutely, of one's (own) free will, on
one's own, with one's eyes (wide) open: She did that
deliberately, not by accident.
delicacy n. 1 fineness, exquisiteness, gracefulness, beauty, lightness,
daintiness: Notice the delicacy of the tracery in the rose
window. 2 fragility, fragileness, frailty, frailness, weakness,
infirmity, feebleness, tenderness; susceptibility: Because of
the delicacy of his constitution, even a cold might be fatal. 3
sensitivity, difficulty, ticklishness, finesse, nicety,
sensibility: The delicacy of the situation demands the utmost
diplomacy. 4 luxury, sweetmeat, dainty, titbit or US tidbit,
savoury: The table was laden with delicacies from all over the