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dēlectāre is a Latin Verb that primarily means to delight.
Verb
to delight, charm, please
English derivatives:
delectable delectation
Verb
To lure, entice.
To exert fascination on, delight, charm, amuse. (b) (refl., etc.) to amuse oneself, enjoy oneself.
(of things) To be a source of delight to, please. (b) (w. inf.) me, etc., ~at, it pleases me (to), I am glad (to); (w. quod) I am glad (that).
(pass) To be delighted, take pleasure. (b) (w inf.) to enjoy (being, doing something); (w. acc. and inf.) to be glad (that).
Locō optimō dēlectāmur.Compare We are amused by an excellent joke.
Omnia quae videt Cornēlia eam dēlectant.Compare All the things that Cornelia sees please her.
Quod si in hoc erro, qui animos hominum immortalis esse credam, libenter erro nec mihi hunc errorem, quo delector, dum vivo, extorqueri volo.Compare If I err in belief that the souls of men are immortal, I gladly err, nor do I wish this error which give me pleasure to be wrested from me while I live.
Delecto Duillius, a cena rediens, creber funale et tibicen, qui sui nullus exemplum privatus sumo.Compare Duillius, when returning from supper, used to delight in many torches and a flute player, which he, as a private individual, had assumed without any precedent.
Hic in caput sum quidam novus, qui ego magnopere delecto.Compare Under this head there are certain new ideas, with which I am greatly pleased.
ACTIVE | |
Indicative present | Indicative imperfect |
dēlectō dēlectās dēlectat dēlectāmus dēlectātis dēlectant | dēlectābam dēlectābās dēlectābat dēlectābāmus dēlectābātis dēlectābant |
Indicative perfect | Indicative pluperfect |
dēlectāvī dēlectāvistī dēlectāvit dēlectāvimus dēlectāvistis dēlectāvērunt / dēlectāvēre | dēlectāveram dēlectāverās dēlectāverat dēlectāverāmus dēlectāverātis dēlectāverant |
Indicative future | Indicative future perfect |
dēlectābō dēlectābis dēlectābit dēlectābimus dēlectābitis dēlectābunt | dēlectāverō dēlectāveris dēlectāverit dēlectāverimus dēlectāveritis dēlectāverint |
Subjunctive present | Subjunctive imperfect |
dēlectem dēlectēs dēlectet dēlectēmus dēlectētis dēlectent | dēlectārem dēlectārēs dēlectāret dēlectārēmus dēlectārētis dēlectārent |
Subjunctive perfect | Subjunctive pluperfect |
dēlectāverim dēlectāveris dēlectāverit dēlectāverimus dēlectāveritis dēlectāverint | dēlectāvissem dēlectāvissēs dēlectāvisset dēlectāvissēmus dēlectāvissētis dēlectāvissent |
Infinitive present dēlectāre Infinitive perfect dēlectāvisse Infinitive future dēlectātūrum esse | Imperative present dēlectā dēlectāte Imperative future dēlectātō dēlectātō dēlectātōte dēlectantō |
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Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "dēlectō, dēlectāre, dēlectāvī, dēlectātum (v.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed July 29, 2025. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/delecto-delectare-delectavi-delectatum.
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