delate

[ dih-leyt ]

verb (used with object)

, de·lat·ed, de·lat·ing.

1. Chiefly Scot. to inform against; denounce or accuse.
2. Archaic. to relate; report:

   to delate an offense.

delate

/ dɪˈleɪt /

verb

1. (formerly) to bring a charge against; denounce; impeach
2. rare.
   to report (an offence, etc)
3. obsolete.
   to make known or public

Derived Forms

• deˈlator, noun
• deˈlation, noun

Other Words From

• de·lation noun
• de·lator de·later noun
• del·a·to·ri·an [del-, uh, -, tawr, -ee-, uh, n, -, tohr, -], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of delate¹

1505–15; < Latin dēlātus (suppletive past participle of dēferre to bring down, report, accuse), equivalent to dē- de- + lā- carry (past participle stem of ferre ) + -tus past participle suffix

Word History and Origins

Origin of delate¹

C16: from Latin dēlātus, from dēferre to bring down, report, indict, from de- + ferre to bear