delectate

English

Etymology

From Latin delectatus, past participle of delectare. See delight.

Verb

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

1. (transitive) To delight, to charm, to bring pleasure to.
2. (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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.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

dēlectāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of dēlectō

Participle

dēlectāte

1. vocative masculine singular of dēlectātus