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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oculate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
oc-u-late
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

IPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: /ˈɒkjʊlət/

adj

IPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: /ˈɑkjələt/

verb

IPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: /ˈɒkjʊleɪt/

verb

IPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: /ˈɑkjəleɪt/

adj

Having a good sight, sharp-eyed.

Obsolete

adj

Having eyes, or a specific type of number of eyes.

Archaic

adj

Having spots, markings or holes resembling eyes; ocellated

adj

Having eyes, or large or well-developed eyes.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

more oculate (comparative) most oculate (superlative) oculated (alternative) oculates (present, singular) oculating (participle, present) oculated (participle, past) oculated (past)

Derived Forms

binoculate trioculate

Questions

What does oculate mean?
IPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: /ˈɒkjʊlət/
Where does oculate come from?
Borrowed from Latin oculātus (“having eyes, seeing”), from oculus (“eye”) + -ātus; see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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