— delation , n. — delator, delater , n. — delatorian /del'euh tawr"ee euhn, -tohr"-/ , adj.
/di layt"/ , v.t., delated, delating .
1. Chiefly Scot. to inform against; denounce or accuse.
2. Archaic. to relate; report: to delate an offense.
[ 1505-15; delatus (suppletive ptp. of deferre to bring down, report, accuse), equiv. to de- DE- + la- carry (ptp. s. of ferre ) + -tus ptp. suffix ]