exoculate

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/ɛkˈsɒkjʊleɪt//ɪk-/US/ɛkˈsɑkjəleɪt/

verb

To deprive of eyes; blind.

OriginLatin exoculātus →
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Meanings

verbexoculate (third-person singular simple present exoculates, present participle exoculating, simple past and past participle exoculated)

present singular third person exoculates · participle present exoculating · participle past exoculated · past exoculated

  1. transitiveTo deprive of eyes; blind.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
darken

Origin

  1. Latinexoculātus
  2. Englishexoculate

From Latin exoculātus, perfect passive participle of exoculō (“to remove the eyes”).

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APA

exoculate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exoculate

MLA

“exoculate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exoculate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exoculate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exoculate.

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