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delate (di-LAYT) verb tr. To report (an offense), denounce, or accuse. [From Latin delatus, past participle of deferre (to bring down, accuse, or report), from de- + ferre (to bear). Ultimately from the Indo-European root bher- (to carry, to bear children) that gave birth to words such as basket,... Sign in to see full entry.