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delectated

delectated is the simple past and past participle of delectate.

Meaning of delectate

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.

Questions about delectated

What is delectated the simple past and past participle of?
Delectated is the simple past and past participle of delectate.

Words near delectated in the dictionary

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

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