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单词 delectify
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delectifyv.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin dēlectāre , -ify suffix.
Etymology: Irregularly < classical Latin dēlectāre (see delect v.) + -ify suffix. Compare earlier delect v., delectate v., delight v.
Obsolete.
transitive. To delight; to please; to gratify. Usually in passive.
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1824 North Devon Mag. 1 207 Positively Mr. Cranium I am exquisitely delectified at your escape.
1853 Anglo-Amer. Mag. Dec. 646/1 The odour o' new-mown hay, mingled wi' the scent o' roses and apple ringy, delectified my smell.
1924 Crisis Feb. 156/1 For him [sc. the Russian] all the senses exist to be exercised, delectified and developed.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020).
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