Definitions for "Pupate"
Keywords:  larva, pupal, larval, insect, quiescent
to become quiescent and develop from a larva into an adult
Stage when an insect is becoming a pupa.
develop into a pupa; "the insect larva pupate"
The act of becoming a pupa (change from a caterpillar to a chrysalis)
Keywords:  turn
To turn into a pupa.
To become a pupa.