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delirates

delirates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of delirate.

Meaning of delirate

Verb

delirate (third-person singular simple present delirates, present participle delirating, simple past and past participle delirated)

  1. (intransitive, rare) To act, speak or reason in a manner thought insane, to be affected or characterized by delirium; to rave.
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To madden, to make crazy.

Questions about delirates

What is delirates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Delirates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of delirate.

Words near delirates in the dictionary

  1. delirament
  2. deliraments
  3. delirancy
  4. delirant
  5. delirate
  6. delirates
  7. delirating
  8. deliration
  9. delirations
  10. deliria
  11. deliriant

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