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   delate

   /dɪˈleɪt/

   verb

   • 1. report (an offence or crime): archaic "they may delate my slackness to my patron"
   • ▪ inform against or denounce (someone): archaic "they deliberated together on delating her as a witch"

   Word Origin late 15th century: from Latin delat- ‘referred, carried away’, from the verb deferre (see defer2).

   Derivatives

   • 1. delation noun
   • 2. delator noun

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   What does Delate mean?

   • Elders were ordered by the minister to search the town and “to delate the absentees.” Perhaps this party division is necessary to induce each to watch and delate to the people the proceedings of the other. Delate definition: to inform against; denounce or accuse.. See examples of DELATE used in a sentence.

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   What does delat a word mean?

   • verb (used with object), de·lat·ed, de·lat·ing. Chiefly Scot. to inform against; denounce or accuse. Archaic. to relate; report: to delate an offense. 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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   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 is Delate and how does it work?

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   3 meanings: 1. (formerly) to bring a charge against; denounce; impeach 2. rare to report (an offence, etc) 3. obsolete to make.... Click for more definitions.

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

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   Delate is a verb that means to accuse, denounce, or report someone to a court or authority. It comes from Latin delatus, which means "to bring down" or "to carry".

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   Delate is a verb that has six meanings, three of which are obsolete. It comes from Latin and means to accuse or inform against someone. See examples, pronunciation, and frequency of delate in modern English.

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   Delate is a verb that means to bring a charge against, denounce, or impeach someone, or to report an offence. It is an obsolete or rare word in modern English. See examples, synonyms, and related terms.

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   Delate is a verb that means to accuse or inform against someone. It is an obsolete form of dilate, which means to carry on or conduct.

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   Delate is a verb that means to inform against or denounce someone, or to report an offense. It is a chiefly Scottish word derived from Latin dēlātus.