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delectate

delectate verb: to delight, to charm, to bring pleasure to.

Verb

delectate (third-person singular simple present delectates, present participle delectating, simple past and past participle delectated)

  1. (archaic, transitive) To delight, to charm, to bring pleasure to.
  2. (archaic, intransitive) To take delight in, to take pleasure in.

Forms of delectate

third-person singular presentdelectates
present participledelectating
past participledelectated
pastdelectated

Origin of delectate

First attested in 1647; borrowed from Latin dēlectātus, perfect passive participle of dēlectō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Questions about delectate

What does delectate mean?
Delectate means to delight, to charm, to bring pleasure to.
What part of speech is delectate?
Delectate is a verb.
What is the past tense of delectate?
The past tense of delectate is delectated.

Words near delectate in the dictionary

  1. delectable
  2. delectableness
  3. delectables
  4. delectably
  5. delectabubble
  6. delectate
  7. delectated
  8. delectates
  9. delectating
  10. delectation
  11. delectations

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