delectate

English

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Etymology

First attested in 1647; borrowed from Latin dēlectātus, perfect passive participle of dēlectō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Verb

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

1. (transitive, now rare) To delight, to charm, to bring pleasure to.
2. (intransitive, now rare) To take delight in, to take pleasure in.

Related terms

• delectation
• delight

References

• “delectate”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “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