I. ä-ˈblāt, ˈä-ˌ adjective
Etymology: probably from New Latin oblatus, from ob- + -latus (as in prolatus prolate)
Date: 1705
: flattened or depressed at the poles
an oblate spheroid
• ob·late·ness noun
II. ˈä-ˌblāt noun
Etymology: Medieval Latin oblatus, literally, one offered up, from Latin, past participle of offerre — more at offer
Date: 1864
1. : a layman living in a monastery under a modified rule and without vows
2. : a member of one of several Roman Catholic communities of men or women