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Belate vs Belated - What's the difference?

belate | belated |

As verbs the difference between belate and belated

is that belate is to retard; cause something to be late; delay; benight while belated is past tense of belate.

As an adjective belated is

later in relation to the proper time something should have happened.

belate

English

Verb

  • (label) To retard; cause something to be late; delay; benight.

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    belated

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (belate)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Later in relation to the proper time something should have happened.
    • Happy belated birthday!
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=June 19 , author=Phil McNulty , title=England 1-0 Ukraine , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=England manager Roy Hodgson instantly restored Rooney after a two-match suspension in place of Andy Carroll with orders to make a belated mark on the campaign after sitting out the draw against France and victory against Sweden.}}

    Synonyms

    * tardy * late * overdue

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