delectate
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin delectatus, past participle of delectare. See delight.
Verb
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- (transitive) To delight, to charm, to bring pleasure to.
- (intransitive) To take delight in, to take pleasure in.
References
- “delectate”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “delectate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)
Latin
Verb
(deprecated template usage) dēlectāte
Participle
(deprecated template usage) dēlectāte