"delate" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /dəˈleɪt/, /dɪˈleɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-delate.wav [Southern-England] Forms: delates [present, singular, third-person], delating [participle, present], delated [participle, past], delated [past]
Etymology: From Latin delātus, perfect passive participle of deferō (compare defer). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|delātus}} Latin delātus Head templates: {{en-verb}} delate (third-person singular simple present delates, present participle delating, simple past and past participle delated)
  1. To carry; to convey.
    Sense id: en-delate-en-verb-XvoCW81h
  2. To carry abroad; to spread; to make public.
    Sense id: en-delate-en-verb-YpbfQRsq
  3. To carry or bring against, as a charge; to inform against. Synonyms: accuse, denounce
    Sense id: en-delate-en-verb-zxekkgS0
  4. To carry on; to conduct.
    Sense id: en-delate-en-verb-F9~98Y2g Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 15 18 48 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: delates [present, singular, third-person], delating [participle, present], delated [participle, past], delated [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} delate (third-person singular simple present delates, present participle delating, simple past and past participle delated)
  1. Obsolete form of dilate. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: dilate
    Sense id: en-delate-en-verb--Wo94FFX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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