ovate
ovate · more ovate · most ovate
Shaped like an eggShaped like an egg.
UK/ˈəʊ.veɪt/US/ˈoʊ.veɪt/
Meaning
2 sensesShaped like an egg.
rounded like an egg
With the broadest extremity near the base.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Borrowed from Latin ōvātus, from ōvum (“an egg”) + -ātus; see -ate (adjective-forming suffBorrowed from Latin ōvātus, from ōvum (“an egg”) + -ātus; see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix).
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Forms
more ovate, most ovate| Comparative | more ovate Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most ovate Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
8 synonymsClose in meaning
- rounded like an egg:egg-shapedellipticellipticalovaloval-shapedoviformovoidprolate
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form