delectatev.

Brit.

/dᵻˈlɛkteɪt/,

/ˈdiːlɛkteɪt/, U.S.

/dəˈlɛkˌteɪt/,

/diˈlɛkˌteɪt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin dēlectāt-, dēlectāre.

Etymology: < classical Latin dēlectāt-, past participial stem (see -ate suffix³) of dēlectāre delight v. Compare earlier delect v.

In later use chiefly humorous or used self-consciously for stylistic effect.

transitive. To delight (someone); to give great pleasure to (someone). Also intransitive.In quot. 1841 reflexive: to enjoy oneself.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > joy, gladness, or delight > quality of causing joy or delight > make joyful or delighted [verb (transitive)]

blissa1000

faina1300

joy1303

delighta1382

rejoya1393

forblissa1400

gleea1400

rejoicec1425

blymc1440

delect1510

take?1553

gladden1558

oblectate1611

beglada1617

deliciate1633

delectate1647

to set (a person) cock-a-hoop1652

1647 R. Baron Εροτοπαιγνιον iii. 80 Her elegant feature, which I dare not delineate, in all its demensions lest (Gentlemen Readers) I should prejudice you, which intended only to delectate.

1841 Fraser's Mag. 23 220/1 I also delectated myself greatly in the library.

1898 Independent (N.Y.) 15 Dec. 1736/2 What we are glad of is hearty, sensible, stirring, even heady fiction, written to delectate.

1914 Year Bk. Holland Soc. N.Y., Bergen Bk. II. 214 I had come here simply to enjoy the charm of my environment and the delicious viands, as well as to be delectated by the speakers of the evening.

2005 Austral. Financial Rev. (Sydney) (Nexis) 8 Apr. (1st ed.) (Review section) 3 This is a novel about a man who over a number of years has a number of affairs with different women who delectate him.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	delectate
释义	delectatev. Brit. /dᵻˈlɛkteɪt/, /ˈdiːlɛkteɪt/, U.S. /dəˈlɛkˌteɪt/, /diˈlɛkˌteɪt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin dēlectāt-, dēlectāre. Etymology: < classical Latin dēlectāt-, past participial stem (see -ate suffix³) of dēlectāre delight v. Compare earlier delect v. In later use chiefly humorous or used self-consciously for stylistic effect. transitive. To delight (someone); to give great pleasure to (someone). Also intransitive.In quot. 1841 reflexive: to enjoy oneself. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > joy, gladness, or delight > quality of causing joy or delight > make joyful or delighted [verb (transitive)] blissa1000 faina1300 joy1303 delighta1382 rejoya1393 forblissa1400 gleea1400 rejoicec1425 blymc1440 delect1510 take?1553 gladden1558 oblectate1611 beglada1617 deliciate1633 delectate1647 to set (a person) cock-a-hoop1652 1647 R. Baron Εροτοπαιγνιον iii. 80 Her elegant feature, which I dare not delineate, in all its demensions lest (Gentlemen Readers) I should prejudice you, which intended only to delectate. 1841 Fraser's Mag. 23 220/1 I also delectated myself greatly in the library. 1898 Independent (N.Y.) 15 Dec. 1736/2 What we are glad of is hearty, sensible, stirring, even heady fiction, written to delectate. 1914 Year Bk. Holland Soc. N.Y., Bergen Bk. II. 214 I had come here simply to enjoy the charm of my environment and the delicious viands, as well as to be delectated by the speakers of the evening. 2005 Austral. Financial Rev. (Sydney) (Nexis) 8 Apr. (1st ed.) (Review section) 3 This is a novel about a man who over a number of years has a number of affairs with different women who delectate him. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1647
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