delirate

English

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Etymology

First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin dēlīrātus, perfect passive participle of dēlīrō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Cognate with French délirer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛlɪɹeɪt/

Verb

delirate (third-person singular simple present delirates, present participle delirating, simple past and past participle delirated)

1. (rare, intransitive) To act, speak or reason in a manner thought insane, to be affected or characterized by delirium; to rave.
2. (obsolete, transitive) To madden, to make crazy.

Related terms

• deliriate
• delirium

References

• “delirate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• detailer, elaterid, redilate, retailed

Italian

Etymology 1

Verb

delirate

1. inflection of delirare:
   1. second-person plural present indicative
   2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 2

Participle

delirate f pl

1. feminine plural of delirato

Anagrams

• editarle

Latin

Verb

dēlīrāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of dēlīrō

Spanish

Verb

delirate

1. second-person singular voseo imperative of delirar combined with te