delectate

[ dih-lek-teyt ]
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verb (used with object),de·lec·tat·ed, de·lec·tat·ing.
  1. to please; charm; delight.

Origin of delectate

1
1705–1805; <Latin dēlectātus delighted, past participle of dēlectāre.See delectable, -ate1

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