Oblate Definition

ŏblāt, ŏ-blāt
oblates
adjective
Having the shape of a spheroid generated by rotating an ellipse about its shorter axis.
American Heritage
Flattened at the poles.
An oblate spheroid.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • pumpkin-shaped
Antonyms:
noun
oblates
A person dedicated to the religious life; esp., a person living in or associated with a religious community but not bound by vows.
Webster's New World
A member of one of various religious communities whose members are bound by less stringent vows than those required of monastic orders.
American Heritage
A child given up by its parents into the keeping or dedication of a religious order or house.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Oblate

Noun

Singular:
oblate
Plural:
oblates

Origin of Oblate

  • From Late Latin oblātus (oblatus), from Latin ob (“in front of, before") + lātus (“broad, wide"), (modelled after prōlātus (“extended, lengthened")).

    From Wiktionary

  • From French oblat and its source, post-classical Latin oblatus "˜person dedicated to religious life', a noun use of the past participle of offerre "˜to offer'.

    From Wiktionary

  • Probably New Latin oblātus Latin ob- toward ob– Latin (prō)lātus prolate

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Medieval Latin oblātus from Latin past participle of offerre to offer offer

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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