Used in a Sentence

pupate

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for pupate.

Editorial note

Building cocoons for kids hoping that will help them pupate into successful adults seems misguided.

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Quick take

To become a pupa.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of pupate gathered in one view.

verb

To become a pupa.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for pupate.

verb

To become a pupa.

Example sentences

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Building cocoons for kids hoping that will help them pupate into successful adults seems misguided.

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Statistically speaking, it is unlikely they will be able to pupate into a products company before they run out of time.

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They then need to pupate outside the host, which leaves them vulnerable to predation.

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Also, if you can, plant some native Salvia nearby for them to pupate on.

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I asked our local nature center if Monarchs only eat milkweed, why they would pupate on this plant.

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That said I was expecting something to happen, I mean Apple has a spaceship, these guys needed to pupate out of the dead husk of SGI and spread their wings!

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We won't let them pupate under the ground.

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They'll also pupate on arbors, trellises, fences, etc.

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I guess it’s true that they don’t pupate, but I thought the juvenile was still striking enough to mention as not necessarily obviously a dragonfly.

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I'm not sure about the western monarch, but the eastern monarchs out here in the midwest grow as caterpillars here and pupate in to a butterfly.

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I hope by blocking everybody they think are in support of other points they will pupate and stay forever in their tight circle, so the problem will solve itself.

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Between the beetles and the corpse flies that show up naturally, the soft tissues pupate, molt, and fly away a few grams at a time, leaving a cleaned skeleton.

Quote examples

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Yummy Maggots: "Splat your bugs before they pupate".

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I've been researching raising Black Soldier Flies as fish food -- there are some interesting possibilities there: they feed on waste and "self harvest" (when larvae are ready to pupate they climb up, and if a ramp is set up for that they go up the ramp and drop into a container.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use pupate in a sentence?

Building cocoons for kids hoping that will help them pupate into successful adults seems misguided.

What does pupate mean?

To become a pupa.

What part of speech is pupate?

pupate is commonly used as verb.