De-lāte'1, v. t.
v. t. [imp. & p. p. DELATED; p. pr. & vb. n. DELATING.] [From Lat. deferre, delatum, from de and ferre, to bear.] [Obs. or rare.] 1. To carry; to convey. Try exactly the time in which sound is delated. Bacon.
- To carry abroad; to spread. “When the crime is delated or notorious.” Bp. Taylor.
- To carry or bring against, as a charge; to inform against; to accuse.
As men were delated, they were marked down for such a fine. Burnet. 4. To carry on; to manage; to direct. Delating in a male attire, The empire new begun. Warner.