delectate

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verb

To delight, to charm, to bring pleasure to.

OriginLatin dēlectātus →
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Meanings

verbdelectate (third-person singular simple present delectates, present participle delectating, simple past and past participle delectated)

present singular third person delectates · participle present delectating · participle past delectated · past delectated

  1. archaictransitiveTo delight, to charm, to bring pleasure to.
  2. archaicintransitiveTo take delight in, to take pleasure in.

Origin

  1. Latindēlectātus
  2. Englishdelectate

First attested in 1647; borrowed from Latin dēlectātus, perfect passive participle of dēlectō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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APA

delectate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delectate

MLA

“delectate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delectate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “delectate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delectate.

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