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ovate

UK /ˈəʊ.veɪt/US /ˈoʊ.veɪt/

noun 4
adjective 2
verb 2
forms 5

noun4

A member at a certain grade of the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids, a neo-druidism order based in England.
A modern-day bard of a gorsedd, especially one acknowledged at an eisteddfod.
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An egg-shaped hand axe.
- Slightly derived handaxes from the Mildenhall glaciofluvial sands, generally in fresh condition and dominated by ovates and cordates. — 2012
An Irish bard.

adjective2

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Shaped like an egg.
- The Geese, Anserinae, have the body ovate, the head small, the bill stout and somewhat conical; the legs rather long; the wings of great length and breadth. — 1852
With the broadest extremity near the base.

verb2

(rare) To give someone an ovation.
(rare) To applaud enthusiastically.

forms

ovated · ovating · ovates · more ovate · most ovate

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