BELATE

Etymology

Verb

belate (third-person singular simple present belates, present participle belating, simple past and past participle belated)

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

Anagrams

• Beatle

Source: Wiktionary


Be*late", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Belated; p. pr. & vb. n. Belating.]

Definition: To retard or make too late. Davenant.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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