delate
/dəˈleɪt/
delate verb: to carry; to convey. Also the obsolete form of dilate.
Verb
delate (third-person singular simple present delates, present participle delating, simple past and past participle delated)
- To carry; to convey.
- Try exactly the time wherein sound is delated.1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “(please specify the page, or |century=I to X)”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted...
- To report; to spread; to inform to make public.
- when the crime is delated or notorious1660, Jeremy Taylor, Rule of Conscience
- To carry or bring against, as a charge; to inform against.
- As men were delated, they were marked down for such a fine.a. 1716 (date written), [Gilbert] Burnet, edited by [Gilbert Burnet Jr.], Bishop Burnet’s History of His Own Time. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: […] Thomas Ward […], published...
- To carry on; to conduct or behave.
- His vvarlike vvife Simeramis, her huſband being dead, / And ſonne in nonage, faining him ſhe ruled in his ſtéede: / Delating in a males attire the Empire nevve begonne: / The vvhich, his yeares admitting it, ſhe yealded to her ſonne.1586, William Warner, “The First. Chapter I.”, in Albions England. Or Historicall Map of the Same Island: […], London: […] George Robinson [and R. Ward] for Thomas Cadman, […], →OCLC, page 2
Also used as
delate is also the obsolete form of dilate.
Synonyms of delate
Forms of delate
| third-person singular present | delates |
|---|---|
| present participle | delating |
| past participle | delated |
| past | delated |
Origin of delate
From Latin delātus, perfect passive participle of deferō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of defer (Etymology 2). See also infer, collate and confer, relate and refer, as well as prelate and prefer among others.
Words that rhyme with delate
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- mate
- late
- bate
- create
- date
- relate
- vibrate
- wait
- deflate
- fate
- migrate
- rebate
- rotate
- strait
- supererogate
- translocate
- await
- eight
- freight
- skate
- alternate
- collate
- debate
- inflate
- sedate
- update
- compensate
- dilate
- fixate
- grate
- Haight
- hate
- implicate
- innate
- intercalate
- locate
- mandate
- negate
- overweight
- pinnate
- quadrate
- tate
- vacate
- aerate
- calibrate
- castrate
- conflate
- crate
Questions about delate
- What does delate mean?
- Delate means to carry; to convey.
- What part of speech is delate?
- Delate is a verb.
- How do you pronounce delate?
- Delate is pronounced /dəˈleɪt/.
- What is the past tense of delate?
- The past tense of delate is delated.
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