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de⋅late
[di-leyt] 
–verb (used with object), -lat⋅ed, -lat⋅ing.
| 1. | Chiefly Scot. to inform against; denounce or accuse. |
| 2. | Archaic. to relate; report: to delate an offense. |
Origin:
1505–15; < L dēlātus (suppletive ptp. of dēferre to bring down, report, accuse), equiv. to dē- de- + lā- carry (ptp. s. of ferre) + -tus ptp. suffix
1505–15; < L dēlātus (suppletive ptp. of dēferre to bring down, report, accuse), equiv. to dē- de- + lā- carry (ptp. s. of ferre) + -tus ptp. suffix
Related forms:
de⋅la⋅tion, noun
de⋅la⋅tor, de⋅lat⋅er, noun
del⋅a⋅to⋅ri⋅an [del-uh-tawr-ee-uhn, -tohr-] , adjective
[del-uh-tawr-ee-uhn, -tohr-] , adjective
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Delate
De*late"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Delated; p. pr. & vb. n. Delating.] [L. delatus, used as p. p. of deferre. See Tolerate, and cf. 3d Defer, Delay, v.] [Obs. or Archaic]1. To carry; to convey. Try exactly the time wherein sound is delated. --Bacon. 2. To carry abroad; to spread; to make public. When the crime is delated or notorious. --Jer. Taylor. 3. To carry or bring against, as a charge; to inform against; to accuse; to denounce. As men were delated, they were marked down for such a fine. --Bp. Burnet. 4. To carry on; to conduct. --Warner.Delate
De*late"\, v. i. To dilate. [Obs.] --Goodwin.
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