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Pronunciation: [dɪlˈe͡ɪtɪd] (IPA)

Delated is an uncommon word that means "to accuse or inform against." Some synonyms for delated include accuse, incriminate, implicate, denounce, and indict. All of these words involve one person or group implicating another in some wrongdoing, whether it be criminal activity or a moral transgression. However, there are slight differences in connotation between these synonyms. Accuse and indict both imply formal legal proceedings, while implicate and denounce can be used for more informal or personal situations. The word delate itself is rarely used in modern English, but its synonyms continue to be useful for describing the act of pointing out wrongdoing.
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Usage examples for Delated

And then be Delated and taken up, and torn to shreds on the rack, or thrown to the lions and so go to Tartarus, if Tartarus there be, in the way you think fit.
"Callista"
John Henry Cardinal Newman
Neither his name nor that of Craig occurs in two lists containing those of between seventy and eighty persons "Delated," and it is to be presumed that he fled because he did not feel sure of protection against Mary's frequently expressed dislike.
"John Knox and the Reformation"
Andrew Lang
I know also that I might have Delated more upon the service on horsebacke, and after have reasoned of the warre on the Sea: for as muche as he that destinguissheth the servis of warre, saieth, how there is an armie on the sea, and of the lande, on foote, and on horsebacke.
"Machiavelli, Volume I The Art of War; and The Prince"
Niccolò Machiavelli

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