"delirate" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈdɛlɪɹeɪt/ Forms: delirates [present, singular, third-person], delirating [participle, present], delirated [participle, past], delirated [past]
Etymology: First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin dēlīrātus, perfect passive participle of dēlīrō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Cognate with French délirer. Etymology templates: {{etydate|1623}} First attested in 1623, {{bor+|en|la|dēlīrātus|nocap=1}} borrowed from Latin dēlīrātus, {{glossary|perfect}} perfect, {{glossary|passive}} passive, {{glossary|participle}} participle, {{af|en|-ate|id1=verb|pos1=verb-forming suffix}} -ate (verb-forming suffix), {{cog|fr|délirer}} French délirer Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: intransitive, rare
    Sense id: en-delirate-en-verb-ZkKbmrR6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ate (verb) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate (verb): 74 26
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To madden, to make crazy. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-delirate-en-verb-4YZO6m0U
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: deliriate, delirium

Inflected forms

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