oculate
English
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Pronunciation
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Etymology 1
[edit]Borrowed from Latin oculātus (“having eyes, seeing”), from oculus (“eye”) + -ātus; see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
Adjective
[edit]oculate (comparative more oculate, superlative most oculate)
- (obsolete) Having a good sight, sharp-eyed. [1549–1660]
- (archaic) Having eyes, or a specific type of number of eyes.
- (chiefly botany and zoology) Having spots, markings or holes resembling eyes; ocellated [from 1656]
- oculate cupola
- (zoology) Having eyes, or large or well-developed eyes.
Alternative forms
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[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin oculātus, perfect passive participle of oculō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Verb
[edit]oculate (third-person singular simple present oculates, present participle oculating, simple past and past participle oculated)
References
[edit]- “oculate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Italian
[edit]Adjective
[edit]oculate f pl
Anagrams
[edit]Latin
[edit]Adjective
[edit]oculāte
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