delight (v.) Copy link Outline I. Trans.1. dēlecto, oblecto, 1 (the former denoting absolutely that enjoyment is caused; the latter that it is a solace or diversion from some other state of mind)2. jŭvo, jūvi, jūtum (fut. part. jŭvātūrus), 13. expr. by voluptasII. Intrans.1. gaudeo, gāvīsus sum, 2 (with abl. of subs.; usu. inf. of verb, or quod and indic.2. expr. by plăceo, arrīdeo, etc. (with dat.)3. expr. by pass. of verbs under (I.) • delight (v.): I. Trans.: 1. dēlecto, oblecto, 1 (the former denoting absolutely that enjoyment is caused; the latter that it is a solace or diversion from some other state of mind): Cic.: Ter. 2. jŭvo, jūvi, jūtum (fut. part. jŭvātūrus), 1: esp. poet.: the camp d.s many, multos castra j., Hor.: and words which d. the ear, auremque juvantia verba, Ov. 3. expr. by voluptas: as, voluptatem afferre; voluptate afficere, etc.: v. to please, pleasure. II. Intrans.: 1. gaudeo, gāvīsus sum, 2 (with abl. of subs.; usu. inf. of verb, or quod and indic.: v. to rejoice): he d.s in horses and dogs, gaudet equis canibusque, Hor.: to d. in praise, laudibus g., Liv. (laudari, Quint.): everything we d. in is pleasure, omne id in quo gaudemus voluptas est, Cic. 2. expr. by plăceo, arrīdeo, etc. (with dat.): I d. not now in princely Rome, mihi jam non regia Roma placet, Hor.: I d. in that nook above all others, ille terrarum mihi praeter omnes angulus ridet, id., Od. 2, 6, 13. (Cic. has arrideo; also Hor. Sat. 1, 10, 89.) 3. expr. by pass. of verbs under (I.): on this I feast, in this I d., this I enjoy, his ego rebus pascor, his delector, his perfruor, Cic. in Pis. 20, init.