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1oblate

adjective ob·late \ä-ˈblāt, ˈä-ˌ\

Definition of OBLATE

:  flattened or depressed at the poles <an oblate spheroid>
ob·late·ness noun
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Origin of OBLATE

probably from New Latin oblatus, from ob- + -latus (as in prolatus prolate)
First Known Use: 1705

Rhymes with OBLATE

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2oblate

noun ob·late \ˈä-ˌblāt\

Definition of OBLATE

1
:  a layman living in a monastery under a modified rule and without vows
2
:  a member of one of several Roman Catholic communities of men or women

Origin of OBLATE

Medieval Latin oblatus, literally, one offered up, from Latin, past participle of offerre — more at offer
First Known Use: 1864

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