Definition: to quilt, blanket, line (with cotton); to make less noticeable

Qui a ouaté ce couvre-lit ? - Who quilted this bedspread?

Leur débat ouatait la musique - Their argument drowned out the music

Related: ouate (f) - cotton, padding; ouaté (adj) - safe and comfortable

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Pronunciation: [wah tay]