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Definition of pupate verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

pupate

verb

NAmE//ˈpyupeɪt//

[intransitive] (biology)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they pupate

he / she / it pupates

past simple pupated

-ing form pupating

to develop into a pupa The caterpillars feed on these plants until they pupate.

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