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delibating

delibating is the present participle and gerund of delibate.

Meaning of delibate

Verb

delibate (third-person singular simple present delibates, present participle delibating, simple past and past participle delibated)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To taste; to take a sip of.
    • 1641: Shackerley Marmion, The Antiquary, Act III: [Duke:] But when he has travell’d and delibated, the French and the Spanish can lye a bed, and expound Astrea, and digest him into complements …
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To dabble in.

Questions about delibating

What is delibating the present participle and gerund of?
Delibating is the present participle and gerund of delibate.

Words near delibating in the dictionary

  1. Delians
  2. delias
  3. delibate
  4. delibated
  5. delibates
  6. delibating
  7. delibation
  8. delibations
  9. deliber
  10. deliberalization
  11. deliberalizations

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