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Webster 1913 Edition

Delibate

Del′i-bate

,
Verb.
T.
[L.
delibatus
, p. p. of
delibare
to taste;
de-
+
libare
to taste.]
To taste; to take a sip of; to dabble in.
[Obs.]

Webster 1828 Edition

Delibate

DELIBATE

,
Verb.
T.
[L. To taste.] To taste; to take a sip.

Definition 2024

delibate

delibate

English

Verb

delibate ‎(third-person singular simple present delibates, present participle delibating, simple past and past participle delibated)

  1. (obsolete) To taste; to take a sip of; to dabble in.

Italian

Verb

delibate

  1. second-person plural present indicative of delibare
  2. second-person plural imperative of delibare
  3. feminine plural of delibato

Latin

Verb

dēlībāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of dēlībō

Etymology

From Latin delibatus ‎(“diminished, tasted”), past participle of delibo ‎(“I take away from, I taste from”); de- + libo ‎(“I taste”).

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