delate

American  

[dih-leyt] / dɪˈleɪt /

verb (used with object)

delated, delating

1. Chiefly Scot. to inform against; denounce or accuse.

2. Archaic. to relate; report.

   to delate an offense.

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delate British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

• delater noun
• delation noun
• delator noun
• delatorian adjective

Etymology

Origin of delate

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

Example Sentences

Jacobite, Papist, Warming Pan!" roars the Chaplain, "I will delate you to the English Envoy here, and you shall be laid by the heels as soon as ever you set foot in England.

From The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 2 Who was a sailor, a soldier, a merchant, a spy, a slave among the moors... by Sala, George Augustus

"I will delate you for a warlock to the Privy Council!" said Sir John.

From The Haunters & The Haunted Ghost Stories And Tales Of The Supernatural by Rhys, Ernest

I heard her call her pleasant 'Clahowya!' and she added, rowing on evenly: 'Hyas delate salmon.'

From The Rim of the Desert by Anderson, Ada Woodruff

But of Troy during these twelve months there has been little or nothing to delate.

From The Delectable Duchy by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir

Chako, chako; Alkie nesika klosh, Konamoxt mika Jesus, Kah halo sick-tumtum, Kwansum delate.

From Indian Methodist Hymn-book by Various