oblectate

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verb

To delight; to please greatly.

OriginLatin oblectātus →
First used 1611-1650Scrabble 13
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Meanings

verboblectate (third-person singular simple present oblectates, present participle oblectating, simple past and past participle oblectated)

present singular third person oblectates · participle present oblectating · participle past oblectated · past oblectated

  1. obsoleterareTo delight; to please greatly.First known use 1611-1650

Origin

  1. Latinoblectātus
  2. Englishoblectate

Borrowed from Latin oblectātus, perfect passive participle of oblectō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and ob-.

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APA

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Chicago

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