oculate

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin oculātus (“having eyes, seeing”), from oculus (“eye”) + -ātus; see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɒkjʊlət/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɑkjələt/

Adjective

oculate (comparative more oculate, superlative most oculate)

1. (obsolete) Having a good sight, sharp-eyed. [1549–1660]
2. (archaic) Having eyes, or a specific type of number of eyes.
3. (chiefly botany and zoology) Having spots, markings or holes resembling eyes; ocellated [from 1656]

   oculate cupola

4. (zoology) Having eyes, or large or well-developed eyes.

Alternative forms

• oculated

Derived terms

• binoculate
• trioculate

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin oculātus, perfect passive participle of oculō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɒkjʊleɪt/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɑkjəleɪt/

Verb

oculate (third-person singular simple present oculates, present participle oculating, simple past and past participle oculated)

1. (obsolete, rare) To set one's eyes upon, glaze at, behold. [1609-1729]

References

• “oculate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Italian

Adjective

oculate f pl

1. feminine plural of oculato

Anagrams

• cautelo, cautelò

Latin

Adjective

oculāte

1. vocative masculine singular of oculātus