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delectating

delectating is the present participle and gerund 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 delectating

What is delectating the present participle and gerund of?
Delectating is the present participle and gerund of delectate.

Words near delectating in the dictionary

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

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