delibate
English
Etymology
From Latin delibatus (“diminished, tasted”), past participle of delibo (“I take away from, I taste from”); de- + libo (“I taste”).
Verb
delibate (third-person singular simple present delibates, present participle delibating, simple past and past participle delibated)
- (obsolete, transitive) To taste; to take a sip of.
- (obsolete, transitive) To dabble in.
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for delibate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)
Anagrams
- editable
Italian
Verb
delibate
- second-person plural present indicative of delibare
- second-person plural imperative of delibare
- feminine plural of delibato
Latin
Verb
dēlībāte
- second-person plural present active imperative of dēlībō