(ob′lāt, ob·lāt′) adjective
Flattened at the poles: opposed to prolate. [<NL oblatus <ob- against, inversely + L (pro)latus lengthened out]
—ob′late·ly adverb

(ob′lāt, ob·lāt′) adjective
Consecrated; dedicated; devoted to a religious life.
—noun A person so devoted, as in a monastery or to certain religious work. [<Med. L oblatus <L, pp. to offerre OFFER]