delate

[ dih-leyt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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.

delate

/ dɪˈleɪt /

verb

(formerly) to bring a charge against; denounce; impeach
rare.
to report (an offence, etc)
obsolete.
to make known or public

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Derived Forms

deˈlator, noun
deˈlation, noun

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Other Words From

de·lation noun
de·lator de·later noun
del·a·to·ri·an [del-, uh, -, tawr, -ee-, uh, n, -, tohr, -], adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of delate¹

1505–15; < 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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Word History and Origins

Origin of delate¹

C16: from Latin dēlātus, from dēferre to bring down, report, indict, from de- + ferre to bear

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Example Sentences

Elders were ordered by the minister to search the town and “to delate the absentees.”

From Project Gutenberg

Perhaps this party division is necessary to induce each to watch and delate to the people the proceedings of the other.

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de la Rue delative

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