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Added 10 October 2026

oblate

/ˈɒbleɪt/ noun

Latin root: oblātus Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about oblate at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A lay person dedicated to religious work or the religious life.

adjective

Having the equatorial diameter greater than the polar diameter; being flattened at the poles.

Origin

From French oblat and its source, Ecclesiastical Latin oblātus (“person dedicated to religious life”), nominalization of oblātus, perfect passive participle of offerō (“to offer”); see -ate (noun-forming suffix).

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