delate

delate
delation, n.delator, delater, n.delatorian /del'euh tawr"ee euhn, -tohr"-/, adj.
/di layt"/, v.t., delated, delating.
1. Chiefly Scot. to inform against; denounce or accuse.
2. Archaic. to relate; report: to delate an offense.
[1505-15; < L delatus (suppletive ptp. of deferre to bring down, report, accuse), equiv. to de- DE- + la- carry (ptp. s. of ferre) + -tus ptp. suffix]

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  • delate — [dɪ leɪt] verb archaic 1》 report (an offence). 2》 inform against. Derivatives delation noun delator noun Origin C15: from L. delat , deferre (see defer2) …   English new terms dictionary

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  • delate — /dəˈleɪt/ (say duh layt) verb (t) (delated, delating) 1. to inform against; denounce or accuse. 2. to relate or report (an offence, etc.). {Latin dēlātus, past participle, carried from or down, reported, accused} –delation, noun –delator, noun …  

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