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Webster 1913 Edition


Delate

De-late′

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Delated
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Delating
.]
[L.
delatus
, used as p. p. of
deferre
. See
Tolerate
, and cf. 3d
Defer
,
Delay
,
Verb.
]
[Obs. or Archaic]
1.
To carry; to convey.
Try exactly the time wherein sound is
delated
.
Bacon.
2.
To carry abroad; to spread; to make public.
When the crime is
delated
or notorious.
Jer. Taylor.
3.
To carry or bring against, as a charge; to inform against; to accuse; to denounce.
As men were
delated
, they were marked down for such a fine.
Bp. Burnet.
4.
To carry on; to conduct.
Warner.

De-late′

,
Verb.
I.
To dilate.
[Obs.]
Goodwin.

Webster 1828 Edition


Delate

DELATE

,
Verb.
T.
[L. To bear.]
1.
To carry; to convey.
2.
To accuse; to inform against; that is, to bear a charge against.

Definition 2024


delate

delate

See also: delaté

English

Verb

delate (third-person singular simple present delates, present participle delating, simple past and past participle delated)

  1. To carry; to convey.
    • Francis Bacon
      Try exactly the time wherein sound is delated.
  2. To carry abroad; to spread; to make public.
    • Jeremy Taylor
      when the crime is delated or notorious
  3. To carry or bring against, as a charge; to inform against; to accuse; to denounce.
    • Bishop Burnet
      As men were delated, they were marked down for such a fine.
  4. To carry on; to conduct.
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Etymology 2

Verb

delate (third-person singular simple present delates, present participle delating, simple past and past participle delated)

  1. Obsolete form of dilate.
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Latin

Participle

dēlāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of dēlātus

Portuguese

Verb

delate

  1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of delatar
  2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of delatar
  3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of delatar
  4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of delatar

Spanish

Verb

delate

  1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of delatar.
  2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of delatar.
  3. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of delatar.