Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

delibate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: deli-bate
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To taste; to take a sip of.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To dabble in.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"1641: Shackerley Marmion, The Antiquary, Act III: [Duke:] But when he has travell’d and delibated, the French and the Spanish can lye a bed, and expound Astrea, and digest him into complements …"

Etymology

First attested in 1623; Borrowed from Latin dēlibātus, perfect passive participle of dēlibō (“to take away from, to taste from”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from dē- + libō (“to taste; to consecrate a liquid”).

Origin

First known use: First attested in 1623

Usage

Inflected Forms

delibates (present, singular) delibating (participle, present) delibated (participle, past) delibated (past)

Frequently Paired Words

libation

Questions

What does delibate mean?: To taste; to take a sip of.
Where does delibate come from?: First known use: First attested in 1623.

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