pupate

intr.v., -pat·ed, -pat·ing, -pates.

1. To become a pupa.
2. To go through a pupal stage.

pupation pu·pa'tion n.

To proceed to the stage of pupa in an insect life cycle.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: develop into a pupa, of insect larva

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - forpuppe sig

Nederlands (Dutch)
zich verpoppen

Français (French)
v. intr. - se changer en chrysalide, se métamorphoser en pupe

Deutsch (German)
v. - sich verpuppen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - μεταμορφώνομαι σε νύμφη

Italiano (Italian)
trasformarsi in crisalide

Português (Portuguese)
v. - transformar-se ou atravessar o estado de pupa

Русский (Russian)
окукливаться

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - transformarse en crisálida

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - förpuppa sig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
化蛹

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 化蛹

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 번데기가 되다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - さなぎになる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) تتحول الى دور الانتقال الى حشرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮התגלגל לגולם, התגלם‬

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