delirate

English

Etymology

First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin dēlīrātus, perfect passive participle of dēlīrō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Cognate with French délirer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛlɪɹeɪt/

Verb

delirate (third-person singular simple present delirates, present participle delirating, simple past and past participle delirated)

  1. (rare, intransitive) To act, speak or reason in a manner thought insane, to be affected or characterized by delirium; to rave.
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To madden, to make crazy.

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Italian

Etymology 1

Verb

delirate

  1. inflection of delirare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 2

Participle

delirate f pl

  1. feminine plural of delirato

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Latin

Verb

dēlīrāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of dēlīrō

Spanish

Verb

delirate

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of delirar combined with te