pupatev.

Brit.

/pjuːˈpeɪt/, U.S.

/ˈpjuˌpeɪt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pupa n., -ate suffix³.

Etymology: < pupa n. + -ate suffix³. Compare German verpuppen (late 18th cent. in entomological, early 19th cent. in figurative use; chiefly used reflexively). Compare slightly earlier pupation n. N.E.D. (1909) gives the pronunciation as (piū·peⁱt) /ˈpjuːpeɪt/.

Entomology.

intransitive. To change into a pupa or chrysalis. Also figurative: to transform, to change, to metamorphose.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > eggs or young > [verb (intransitive)] > become pupa

pupate1862

1862 E. Holmes & C. H. Hitchcock 2nd Ann. Rep. Nat. Hist. & Geol. State Maine i. 165 The points to be noted are..the appearance of the larvæ when full-fed, the date, number of days before pupating, the formation and description of the cocoon, [etc.].

1881 E. A. Ormerod Man. Injurious Insects 15 Commonly they quit the leaves and pupate in the ground.

1939 C. D. Duncan & G. B. Pickwell World of Insects iv. 60 In its preparation to pupate, the swallowtail larva crawls to the underside of a stem.

1979 Times 14 Nov. 12/7 The Parliamentary Labour Party, which has always lived on the edge of a metamorphosis into a cowardly rabble, has already begun to pupate, and will shortly complete the process.

1996 Pract. Gardening June 91/1 Grubs escape into the soil where they pupate.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pupate
释义	pupatev. Brit. /pjuːˈpeɪt/, U.S. /ˈpjuˌpeɪt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pupa n., -ate suffix³. Etymology: < pupa n. + -ate suffix³. Compare German verpuppen (late 18th cent. in entomological, early 19th cent. in figurative use; chiefly used reflexively). Compare slightly earlier pupation n. N.E.D. (1909) gives the pronunciation as (piū·peⁱt) /ˈpjuːpeɪt/. Entomology. intransitive. To change into a pupa or chrysalis. Also figurative: to transform, to change, to metamorphose. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > eggs or young > [verb (intransitive)] > become pupa pupate1862 1862 E. Holmes & C. H. Hitchcock 2nd Ann. Rep. Nat. Hist. & Geol. State Maine i. 165 The points to be noted are..the appearance of the larvæ when full-fed, the date, number of days before pupating, the formation and description of the cocoon, [etc.]. 1881 E. A. Ormerod Man. Injurious Insects 15 Commonly they quit the leaves and pupate in the ground. 1939 C. D. Duncan & G. B. Pickwell World of Insects iv. 60 In its preparation to pupate, the swallowtail larva crawls to the underside of a stem. 1979 Times 14 Nov. 12/7 The Parliamentary Labour Party, which has always lived on the edge of a metamorphosis into a cowardly rabble, has already begun to pupate, and will shortly complete the process. 1996 Pract. Gardening June 91/1 Grubs escape into the soil where they pupate. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1862
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