oculate

== English == === Pronunciation === === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Latin oculātus (“having eyes, seeing”), from oculus (“eye”) + -ātus; see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). ==== Adjective ==== oculate (comparative more oculate, superlative most oculate) (obsolete) Having a good sight, sharp-eyed. [1549–1660] (archaic) Having eyes, or a specific type of number of eyes. (chiefly botany and zoology) Having spots, markings or holes resembling eyes; ocellated [from 1656] (zoology) Having eyes, or large or well-developed eyes. ===== Alternative forms ===== oculated ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin oculātus, perfect passive participle of oculō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). ==== Verb ==== oculate (third-person singular simple present oculates, present participle oculating, simple past and past participle oculated) (obsolete, rare) To set one's eyes upon, glaze at, behold. [1609-1729] === References === “oculate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == Italian == === Adjective === oculate f pl feminine plural of oculato === Anagrams === cautelo, cautelò == Latin == === Adjective === oculāte vocative masculine singular of oculātus