- delate
- To charge with crime; to accuse.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
delate
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Delate — De*late , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Delated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Delating}.] [L. delatus, used as p. p. of deferre. See {Tolerate}, and cf. 3d {Defer}, {Delay}, v.] [Obs. or Archaic] 1. To carry; to convey. [1913 Webster] Try exactly the time wherein… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Delate — De*late , v. i. To dilate. [Obs.] Goodwin. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
delate — index complain (charge), denigrate, implicate, involve (implicate) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
delate — (de «delatar»; ant.) m. Bandido. ≃ Delado … Enciclopedia Universal
delate — [dē lāt′] vt. delated, delating [< L delatus, pp. of deferre: see DEFER2] 1. Chiefly Scot. to accuse or inform against 2. Archaic to announce; make public delation n. delator n … English World dictionary
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… … Universalium
delate — transitive verb (delated; delating) Etymology: Latin delatus (past participle of deferre to bring down, report, accuse), from de + latus, past participle of ferre to bear more at tolerate Date: 15th century 1. accuse, denounce 2 … New Collegiate Dictionary
delate — v. publicly denounce, accuse; tell, inform, relate … English contemporary dictionary
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
delate — de·late … English syllables
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 …
