delate: Dictionary.com Word of the Day

	Word of the Day for Wednesday, October 24, 2012 delate \dih-LEYT\, verb: 1. Chiefly Scot. To inform against; denounce or accuse. 2. Archaic. To relate; report: to delate an offense. “I will delate you for a warlock to the Privy Council!" said Sir John. "I will send you to your master, the devil, with the help of a tar-barrel and a torch!" -- Sir Walter Scott, “Wandering Willie’s Tale,” Selected Short Stories What's more, if you persist in disobeying me, I'll have no choice but to delate you to His Excellency the Archbishop. -- Andrew M. Greeley, The Priestly Sins Delate stems from the Latin word dēlātus which is the past participle of dēferre meaning "to bring down," like the modern English word defer. Read the full entry | See synonyms | Comment on today's word | Suggest tomorrow's word Yesterday's word | Previous words | Help Words of the Day? How about words of timeless wisdom? Introducing our Quotes channel! "Life itself is a quotation." - Jorge Luis Borges Check out the Quote of the Day ›› Could an animal speak? Not just bark or meow, but actually speak. From Dr. Doolittle to Jane Goodall, human-animal communication has occupied our thoughts both in fiction and in reality. Dogs recognize their names when they are called; researchers have successfully taught primates to communicate in sign language; and the famed African gray parrot, Alex, built a vocabulary of over 100 English words out of which he... Read more ›› Dictionary.com Word of the Day You are subscribed to the Word of the Day as: manyanget@gmail.com Subscriber since: March 22, 2010 Unsubscribe from the Word of the Day To subscribe to the Word of the Day by email, please send a blank message to: join-wordoftheday@lists.lexico.com ©2012 by Dictionary.com, LLC. 555 12th Street Suite 500 Oakland CA 94607 Subscriptions to the Word of the Day can also be managed online   Tell a friend about the Word of the Day!