laten

American  

[leyt-n] / ˈleɪt n /

verb (used with or without object)

1. to make or become late.

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Etymology

Origin of laten

First recorded in 1875–80; late + -en ¹

Example Sentences

Sir Iohn, and Maister mine, I combat craue Of this same laten bilbo.

From The Merry Wives of Windsor The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.] by Glover, John, librarian of Trinity College, Cambridge

The first is The Boke of Comfort, called in laten Boetius de Consolatione philosophie.

From A Short History of English Printing, 1476-1898 by Pollard, Alfred W. (Alfred William)

Ne solde noman don a furst ne laten wel to done For maniman bihoteð wel þat hi forȝieteð sone.

From Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts by Hall, Joseph

De Nederlanders koesterden nl. de gegronde vrees, dat de Chineezen tengevolge van die rooftochten den pas begonnen handel op Formosa en Batavia weder zouden laten varen.

From by

Maar, als U Mijnheer van Leeuwen wil spreken, moet U belet laten vragen.

From The Further Adventures of O'Neill in Holland by Brown, J. Irwin