English Explanatory Dictionary

delibate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To taste; to take a sip of.
  2. To dabble in.

Word forms

delibate delibates delibating delibated

Etymology

First attested in 1623; Borrowed from Latin dēlibātus, perfect passive participle of dēlibō (“to take away from, to taste from”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from dē- + libō (“to taste; to consecrate a liquid”).

Related words

libation
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