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delate

delate is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.To carry abroad; to spread; to make public. When the crime is delated or notorious. Jer. Taylor.
  2. 2.To carry or bring against, as a charge; to inform against; to accuse; to denounce. As men were delated, they were marked down for such a fine. Bp. Burnet.
  3. 3.To carry on; to conduct. Warner.
  4. 4.To dilate. [Obs.] Goodwin.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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