noun
Meaning 1
octave (transfiguratively)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
octavate
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈɒktəveɪt/
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/ˈɒkteɪveɪt/
verb
Meaning 2
To sound one octave higher or lower.
To resonate or sound one octave higher or lower.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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verb
Meaning 3
To sound one octave higher or lower.
To span (at least) one octave in playing a musical instrument.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
Examples
- 2007, Michael Gallant, “OCTAVATE!: Spread your hands to create powerful sounds.” in Keyboard XXXIII–XXXIV, page unknown
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verb
Meaning 4
To sound one octave higher or lower.
To double the pitch of (a part of itself).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare, transitive
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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verb
Meaning 5
To convert (the expression of a number) from denary to octal notation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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History
Etymology
First attested in the 2000, from octave + -ate (noun-forming suffix).
First attested in 1922; formed as octav(e) + -ate (verb-forming suffix), in the musical sense after the French octavier.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: octaveren — sound one octave higher or lower
- French: octavier — sound one octave higher or lower
- Portuguese: oitavar — sound one octave higher or lower