"delibate" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: delibates [present, singular, third-person], delibating [participle, present], delibated [participle, past], delibated [past]
Etymology: From Latin delibatus (“diminished, tasted”), past participle of delibo (“I take away from, I taste from”); de- + libo (“I taste”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|delibatus||diminished, tasted}} Latin delibatus (“diminished, tasted”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} delibate (third-person singular simple present delibates, present participle delibating, simple past and past participle delibated)
  1. (obsolete, transitive) To taste; to take a sip of. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-delibate-en-verb--Apu5iQl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 25 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 37 13 41 6 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 14 42 4 2
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To dabble in. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-delibate-en-verb-WKJ-NEhk Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 37 13 41 6 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 14 42 4 2

Inflected forms

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