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Definition of pupate verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

pupate

verb
 
/pjuːˈpeɪt/
 
/ˈpjuːpeɪt/
[intransitive] (biology)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they pupate
 
/pjuːˈpeɪt/
 
/ˈpjuːpeɪt/
he / she / it pupates
 
/pjuːˈpeɪts/
 
/ˈpjuːpeɪts/
past simple pupated
 
/pjuːˈpeɪtɪd/
 
/ˈpjuːpeɪtɪd/
past participle pupated
 
/pjuːˈpeɪtɪd/
 
/ˈpjuːpeɪtɪd/
-ing form pupating
 
/pjuːˈpeɪtɪŋ/
 
/ˈpjuːpeɪtɪŋ/
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  1. to develop into a pupa
    • The caterpillars feed on these plants until they pupate.
See pupate in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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