Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Edentate · E·den·tate · IPA a. n. 01 a. Destitute of teeth; as, an edentate quadruped; an edentate leaf. 1. Destitute of teeth; as, an edentate quadruped; an edentate leaf. 2. Belonging to the Edentata.(Zoöl.) 02 n. One of the Edentata. 1. One of the Edentata.(Zoöl.)