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Webster 1913 Edition
Delate
De-late′
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Delated
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Delating
.] [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.
1.
To carry; to convey.2.
To accuse; to inform against; that is, to bear a charge against.Definition 2024
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See also: delaté
English
Verb
delate (third-person singular simple present delates, present participle delating, simple past and past participle delated)
- To carry; to convey.
- Francis Bacon
- Try exactly the time wherein sound is delated.
- Francis Bacon
- To carry abroad; to spread; to make public.
- Jeremy Taylor
- when the crime is delated or notorious
- Jeremy Taylor
- 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.
- Bishop Burnet
- 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)
- Obsolete form of dilate.
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Portuguese
Verb
delate
- first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of delatar
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of delatar
- third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of delatar
- third-person singular (você) negative imperative of delatar