| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. Seldom used present participle conjugation of the verb belate.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (belate) | 1. To retard or make too late.[Websters]. 2. Seldom used base verb from the following inflections: belating, belated, belates, belater, belaters, belatingly and belatedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Sources: compiled from various sources, (under license) copyright 2008. | Top | |
Date "BELATING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
Specialty Definition: belate
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Verb] To retard or make too late. [Not used.]. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Verb] To cause something to be late. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
