délecter
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Meanings
Verb
1. to delight (transitive, rare, literary)
2. to take great delight in, to revel in, to relish (to take great pleasure in something) [with de ‘something’] (reflexive)
Examples6
We relish listening to modern opera.
She revels in reading poetry by Arthur Rimbaud.
I take great delight in a good red wine.
She revels in the attention she receives.
Censorious people delight in casting blame.
She would delight in catching flies and tearing off their wings.