What does delibate mean?
Delibate means (obsolete, transitive) To taste; to take a sip of..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(obsolete, transitive) To taste; to take a sip of..
1641: Shackerley Marmion, The Antiquary, Act III: [Duke:] But when he has travell’d and delibated, the French and the Spanish can lye a bed, and expound Astrea, and digest him into complements …
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Delibate means (obsolete, transitive) To taste; to take a sip of..
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1641: Shackerley Marmion, The Antiquary, Act III: [Duke:] But when he has travell’d and delibated, the French and the Spanish can lye a bed, and expound Astrea, and digest him into complements …
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