Definition
To make or cause something to be late or overdue; to delay or hinder the timeliness of something.
Etymology
From Middle English 'belaten,' combining 'be-' (causative prefix) with 'late' (from Old English læt). The verb form emerged to express the action of causing lateness, similar to how 'enable' means to cause ability.
Kelly Says
The word 'belate' barely survives in modern English—you'd say 'delay' instead—but it perfectly shows how Old and Middle English speakers could create verbs to express causative actions using the 'be-' prefix.
Translations
ARالعربية
تأخير
ta-akh-ir
CACatalà
retardar
re-tar-dar
CSČeština
zpoždít
z-po-zdit
DADansk
forsøge
for-so-ge
DEDeutsch
verzögern
ver-zoe-gern
ELΕλληνικά
αργοποιώ
ar-go-poi-o
ESEspañol
retrasar
re-tra-sar
FISuomi
viivyttää
viiv-yuttaa
FRFrançais
retarder
re-tar-der
HIहिन्दी
पीछे करना
pee-che-kar-na
HUMagyar
késleltet
kes-le-ltet
IDBahasa Indonesia
menunda
men-un-da
ITItaliano
rallentare
ra-len-ta-re
KMKM
ទំនាក់ទំនង
tum-nak-tum-nang
KO한국어
지연시키다
ji-yeon-si-ki-da
MSBahasa Melayu
menunda
men-un-da
NLNederlands
vertragen
ver-ta-gen
NONorsk
forsinke
for-sin-ke
PLPolski
opóźniać
o-po-z-nia-c
PTPortuguês
atrasoar
a-tra-so-ar
RORomână
întârzia
in-tar-zia
RUРусский
задерживать
za-de-ry-vat'
SVSvenska
fördröja
for-dro-ja
SWKiswahili
kufunga
ku-fun-ga
TAதமிழ்
தாமதம்
tha-ma-tham
TLTL
pagsasalin
pa-g-sa-sa-lin
TRTürkçe
geciktirmek
ge-cik-tir-mek
UKУкраїнська
відкладати
vid-kla-daty
URاردو
تاخیر کرنا
ta-akh-ir-kar-na