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Added 10 October 2026

ovate

/ˈəʊ.veɪt/ adjective

Latin root: ōvātus Wiktionary

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Shaped like an egg. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
With the broadest extremity near the base.

noun

An egg-shaped hand axe.

noun

An Irish bard.
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.

verb

To give someone an ovation.
To applaud enthusiastically.

Origin

Borrowed from Latin ōvātus, from ōvum (“an egg”) + -ātus; see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix).

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