Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb pupate

1 sense of pupate

Sense 1
pupate -- (develop into a pupa; "the insect larva pupate")
       => grow, develop, produce, get, acquire -- (come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts")