delectate

[dih-lek-teyt]

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verb (used with object), de·lec·tat·ed, de·lec·tat·ing.

to please; charm; delight.

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Origin of delectate

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

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