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Delate
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De`late´
v. t.1.To carry; to convey.
[imp. & p. p. Delated; p. pr. & vb. n. Delating.]
Try exactly the time wherein sound is delated.
- Bacon.
2.To carry abroad; to spread; to make public.
When the crime is delated or notorious.
- Jer. Taylor.
3.To carry or bring against, as a charge; to inform against; to accuse; to denounce.
As men were delated, they were marked down for such a fine.
- Bp. Burnet.
4.To carry on; to conduct.
v. i.1.To dilate.


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According to my 11th edition Britannica, the common informers or delators of ancient Rome were a class of private citizens who specialized in bringing accusations against others: "They were drawn from all classes of society - patricians, knights, freedmen, slaves, philosophers, literary men, and, above all, lawyers.
Tripp wire: how informers ended up behind every office potted plant by Olson, Walter / Reason
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