ovate
adj. US //ˈoʊveɪt// UK //ˈəʊveɪt// ovate
Borrowed from Latin ōvātus, from ōvum (“an egg”) + -ātus; see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix).
Ultimately from a Celtic language, see Proto-Celtic *wātis.
Borrowed from Latin ovātus, perfect passive participle of ovō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).