pupate Syllabification: (pu·pate)Pronunciation: /ˈpyo͞oˌpāt/Translate pupate | into German Definition of pupate verb [no object] (of a larva) become a pupa. Derivatives pupationPronunciation: /pyo͞oˈpāSHən/ noun pupate in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of pupate in the British & World English dictionary