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pupate

[pyoo-peyt]

verb (used without object), pu·pat·ed, pu·pat·ing.

to become a pupa.

Origin:
1875–80; pup(a) + -ate¹

Related forms

pu·pa·tion, noun

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pupate (pjuːˈpeɪt)

—vb
	(intr) (of an insect larva) to develop into a pupa

pu'pation

—n

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