delibate

D2E1L1I1B3A1T1E1

verb

To taste; to take a sip of.

OriginLatin dēlibātus →
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Meanings

verbdelibate (third-person singular simple present delibates, present participle delibating, simple past and past participle delibated)

present singular third person delibates · participle present delibating · participle past delibated · past delibated

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo taste; to take a sip of.

    1641: Shackerley Marmion, The Antiquary, Act III: [Duke:] But when he has travell’d and delibated, the French and the Spanish can lye a bed, and expound Astrea, and digest him into complements …

  2. obsoletetransitiveTo dabble in.

Origin

  1. Latindēlibātus
  2. Englishdelibate

First attested in 1623; Borrowed from Latin dēlibātus, perfect passive participle of dēlibō (“to take away from, to taste from”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from dē- + libō (“to taste; to consecrate a liquid”).

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APA

delibate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delibate

MLA

“delibate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delibate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “delibate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delibate.

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