This week's theme: words that appear to be misspellings. delate (di-LAYT) verb tr.
To report (an offense), denounce, or accuse. [From Latin delatus, past participle of deferre (to bring down, accuse, or report), from de- + ferre (to bear). Ultimately from the Indo-European root bher- (to carry, to bear children) that gave birth to words such as basket, suffer, fertile, burden, bring, bear, offer, prefer, and birth.] -Anu Garg (garg wordsmith.org) "But how would the papal spies, who were present in every audience, delate him [Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli]?" Thomas Cahill; Pope John XXIII (biography); Viking; 2002. Sponsors' messages: Bounce it! Stretch it! Tear it! Mold it! Make Thinking Putty your super stocking stuffer. Huge handfuls. Awesome colors. http://puttyworld.com What do you get when you cross a porcupine with an alarm clock? A stickler for punctuality. This joke book is an ideal gift: http://StoneandScott.com Increase typing speed and accuracy. For everyone using a computer. Quick and easy. Great stocking stuffer. HubKey Sensors(r). http://HerzogKeyboarding.com Find the right word - and the right gift! Give the wordlover you love the Visual Thesaurus. Save 20%. http://visualthesaurus.com/?code=qv9&ad=aw ............................................................................ It takes two to speak the truth: one to speak, and another to hear. -Henry David Thoreau, naturalist and author (1817-1862) Looking for word/quotation archives: http://wordsmith.org/awad/archives.html Unsubscribe, change address, etc: http://wordsmith.org/awad/subscriber.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/delate.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/delate.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/delate.html This message was sent to "[email protected]".
