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delectate, v. rare.|dɪˈlɛkteɪt, ˈdiːlɛkteɪt|
[f. ppl. stem of L. dēlectāre to delight: see -ate3, 5.]
trans. To delight. (Affected or humorous.)
1802Lamb Curious Fragm. fr. Burton, The silly man..thinketh only how best to delectate and refresh his mind. 1841Fraser's Mag. XXIII. 220, I also delectated myself greatly in the library. 1871B. Taylor Faust (1875) II. ii. iii. 136 His art and favour delectate you [rime create you]. |