English Explanatory Dictionary

octavate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To sound one octave higher or lower.
  2. To resonate or sound one octave higher or lower.
  3. To span (at least) one octave in playing a musical instrument.
  4. To double the pitch of (a part of itself).
  5. To convert (the expression of a number) from denary to octal notation.
noun
  1. octave (transfiguratively)

Pronunciation

/ˈɒktəveɪt/ /ˈɒkteɪveɪt/

Word forms

octavate octavates octavating octavated

Etymology

First attested in 1922; formed as octav(e) + -ate (verb-forming suffix), in the musical sense after the French octavier.

Antonyms

decimate

Related words

octavation

Derived words

octavated octavating

Translations

Dutch: octaveren French: octavier Portuguese: oitavar
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