(to) pupate
1Pupate — Pu pate, v. i. (Zo[ o]l.) To become a pupa. [1913 Webster] …
2pupate — (v.) 1879, from PUPA (Cf. pupa) + ATE (Cf. ate) (2) …
3pupate — ► VERB ▪ become a pupa. DERIVATIVES pupation noun …
4pupate — [pyo͞o′pāt΄] vi. pupated, pupating to become a pupa; go through the pupal stage pupation n …
5pupate — intransitive verb (pupated; pupating) Date: circa 1879 to become a pupa ; pass through a pupal stage • pupation noun …
6pupate — v. [L. pupa, puppet] The transformation to a pupa …
7pupate — pupation, n. /pyooh payt/, v.i., pupated, pupating. to become a pupa. [1875 80; PUP(A) + ATE1] * * * …
8pupate — verb To become a pupa …
9pupate — pu|pate [pju:ˈpeıt US ˈpju:peıt] v [i]technical to become a pupa …
10pupate — verb become a pupa. Derivatives pupation noun …