ovate
[adjective]
Synonyms: oval, ooid, oviform, ovoid

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ovate verb trans. [ǝʊ'veɪt] joc. M19.
[Prob. from OVATION after orate.]
Give an ovation to.

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ovate adjective & noun². ['ǝʊveɪt] M18.
[Latin ovatus egg-shaped, formed as OVUM: see -ATE².]
A. adjective. Chiefly Botany. Shaped like the longitudinal section of an egg, i.e. with the broadest part near the base. Of a solid body: ovoid. M18.
b. noun. Archaeology. An oval-shaped implement; esp. a type of oval hand-axe with a continuous cutting edge, of the lower palaeolithic period. M20.

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ovate noun¹. ['ɒvǝt] E18.
[from Greek ouateis pl. (rel. to Latin VATES) repr. a Gaulish word.]
Orig., an ancient Celtic priest or natural philosopher. Later also, a member of an order of Welsh bards recognized at an eisteddfod.

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