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delectate

The English word “delectate” has 2 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To delight, to charm, to bring pleasure to.
  2. To take delight in, to take pleasure in.

Etymology

First attested in 1647; borrowed from Latin dēlectātus, perfect passive participle of dēlectō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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