Meaning

2 senses

  1. (intransitive, rare)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.

Origin

First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin dēlīrātus, perfect passive participle of dēlīr

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

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Forms

delirates, delirating, delirated, delirated
Base formdelirate · to delirate
3rd person singulardelirates
Present participledelirating
Past simpledelirated
Past participledelirated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theydelirate
he, she, itdelirates

Past simpleLesson

all personsdelirated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave delirated
he, she, ithas delirated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill delirate

Word family

2 related words
Relateddeliriatedelirium

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
delightfulB1delinquencydelinquentdeliriousdeliriumdeliverB1
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