Etymology

deligate

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Today it means: To bind up; to bandage. Full definition →

Latin dēligātus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromdēligātus
  2. English todaydeligate

First attested in 1530; borrowed from Latin dēligātus, perfect passive participle of dēligō (“to bind up”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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