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   delete

   /dɪˈliːt/

   verb

   • 1. remove or obliterate (written or printed matter), especially by drawing a line through it: "the passage was deleted"
   • ▪ remove (data) from a computer's memory: "any program in memory will be deleted before the new one is loaded"
   • ▪ remove (a product, especially a recording) from the catalogue of those available for purchase: "their EMI release has already been deleted"
   • ▪ (of a section of genetic code, or its product) be lost or excised from a nucleic acid or protein sequence: "if one important gene is deleted from an animal's DNA, other genes can stand in"

   noun

   • 1. a command or key on a computer which erases text: "you can use delete to remove a number of lines from your program"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘destroy’): from Latin delet- ‘blotted out, effaced’, from the verb delere.

   Derivatives

   • 1. deletable adjective

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   What does it mean to Delate someone?

   • To delate someone is to "hand down" that person to a court of law. In Latin, delatus is the unlikely-looking past participle of deferre, meaning "to bring down, report, or accuse," which in turn comes from ferre, meaning "to carry."

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   What is Delate and how does it function?

   • Delate is an app that has been selected by the European GNSS Agency for the first phase of development using the advanced features offered by the Galileo satellite network. Delate is one of 30 innovative apps chosen among 148 participants from all over Europe to integrate these features.

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   Where did the word Delate come from?

   • The earliest known use of the verb delate is in the early 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for delate is from 1515. delate is a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin dēlāt-. delapsation, n.

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   What does the word 'delate' mean?

   • The verb 'delate' means 'to inform against' or 'denounce'. It is chiefly used in Scotch law. The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported. Word Of The Day Quiz: A Plethora Of Wonderful Words!

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   What does delatus mean?

   • In Latin, delatus is the unlikely-looking past participle of deferre, meaning "to bring down, report, or accuse," which in turn comes from ferre, meaning "to carry." Not surprisingly, our word defer, meaning "to yield to the opinion or wishes of another," can also be traced back to deferre.

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   What is the difference between defer and Delate?

   • Not surprisingly, our word defer, meaning "to yield to the opinion or wishes of another," can also be traced back to deferre. At one time, in fact, defer and delate had parallel meanings (both could mean "to carry down or away" or "to offer for acceptance"), but those senses are now obsolete.

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   delate in British English. (dɪˈleɪt) verb(transitive) 1. (formerly) to bring a charge against; denounce; impeach. 2. rare. to report (an offence, etc) 3. obsolete. to make known or public.

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     7 meanings: formal relaxation → 1. rest or refreshment, as...

   • Delapsion

     4 meanings: archaic → another word for delapse 1. archaic a...

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   noun. Did you know? To delate someone is to "hand down" that person to a court of law. In Latin, delatus is the unlikely-looking past participle of deferre, meaning "to bring down, report, or accuse," which in turn comes from ferre, meaning "to carry."

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   Delate definition: to inform against; denounce or accuse.. See examples of DELATE used in a sentence.

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   What does the verb delate mean? There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb delate , three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   delate. (dɪˈleɪt) vb (tr) 1. (Law) (formerly) to bring a charge against; denounce; impeach. 2. (Law) rare to report (an offence, etc) 3. (Broadcasting) obsolete to make known or public.

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   de•late (di lāt′), v.t., -lat•ed, -lat•ing. [Chiefly Scot.]to inform against; denounce or accuse. [Archaic.]to relate; report: to delate an offense. Latin dēlātus (suppletive past participle of dēferre to bring down, report, accuse), equivalent. to dē- de - + lā- carry (past participle stem of ferre) + -tus past participle suffix ...

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   when the crime is delated or notorious. To carry or bring against, as a charge; to inform against; to accuse; to denounce. Bishop Burnet. As men were delated, they were marked down for such a fine. To carry on; to conduct.