Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Spatulate · Spat·u·late · IPA /ˈspa.tjʊ.lət/ 01 a. Shaped like spatula, or like a battledoor, being roundish, with a long, narrow, linear base. 1. Shaped like spatula, or like a battledoor, being roundish, with a long, narrow, linear base.(Nat. Hist.)