Word: delegated
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: de
le
ga
ted
Definition: Simple past tense and past participle of delegate; a person appointed or elected to represent others
Morphemes:
Affix: delegate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: to authorize someone to be a delegate
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dēlēgātus
Language: la
Decoded: delegatus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: delegated; sent on a commission
Affix: -d
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form past participles of (regular) verbs. See -en and -t for variants.