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Deligate vs Delirate - What's the difference?

deligate | delirate |

As verbs the difference between deligate and delirate

is that deligate is to bind up; to bandage while delirate is to madden; to rave.

deligate

English

Verb

(deligat)
  • (surgery, dated, transitive) To bind up; to bandage.
  • * 1851 , The Medical examiner, and record of medical science: Volume 7 (page 322)
    • Every one is aware of the uncertainty as well as great danger of the different cutting and deligating operations for the removal of this distressing infirmity.
    (Webster 1913) ----

    delirate

    English

    Verb

    (delirat)
  • (obsolete) To madden; to rave.
  • * Holland
    • An infatuating and delirating spirit in it.
    (Webster 1913) ----