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English word origin

Etymology of ovate

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

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
adj

Shaped like an egg. · With the broadest extremity near the base.

noun

An egg-shaped hand axe.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

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

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
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.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Ultimately from a Celtic language, see Proto-Celtic *wātis.

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Source etymology 3

Original entry ↗
verb

To give someone an ovation. · To applaud enthusiastically.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Latin ovātus, perfect passive participle of ovō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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  • Borrowed-form mentionovātusla
  • Word-formation component-ateen
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