(zoology, obsolete, rare) The act of laying eggs.

(Ancient Rome) A victory ceremony of less importance than a triumph. / (by extension) A (ceremony for the) recognition of some achievement. / (by extension) Prolonged enthusiastic applause.

(transitive, intransitive, informal, rare) To give (someone) an ovation (prolonged enthusiastic applause).

(informal, rare) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ovation

plural of ovation

(informal, rare) simple past tense and past participle of ovation

(informal, rare) present participle of ovation

Of or relating to ovation.

In an ovate manner.

simple past tense and past participle of ovate