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délecter

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin dēlectāre.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /de.lɛk.te/
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Verb

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délecter

  1. (transitive, rare, literary) to delight
  2. (reflexive) to take great delight in, to revel in, to relish (to take great pleasure in something) [with de ‘something’] [with à ‘something’]
    Synonym: faire ses délices de
    Je me délecte d’un bon vin rouge.I take great delight in a good red wine.
    Elle se délecte à la lecture de la poésie d’Arthur Rimbaud.She revels in reading poetry by Arthur Rimbaud.
    Nous nous délectons à entendre l’opéra moderne.We relish listening to modern opera.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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