oblate

oblate · noun, adjective¹

1. Ecclesiastical Latin · derived fromoblātus“person dedicated to religious life”
2. French · derived fromoblat
3. English todayoblate

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).

oblate · adjective²

1. Latin · derived fromob“in front of, before”
2. Late Latin · derived fromoblātus
3. English todayoblate

From Late Latin oblātus, from Latin ob (“in front of, before”) + lātus (“broad, wide”), (modeled after prōlātus (“extended, lengthened”)).

oblate · verb³

1. Latin · borrowed fromoblātus
2. English todayoblate

Borrowed from Latin oblātus, perfect passive participle of offerō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of offer.

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