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-ate
1- a suffix occurring in loanwords from Latin, its English distribution paralleling that of Latin. The form originated as a suffix added to a- stem verbs to form adjectives ( separate ). The resulting form could also be used independently as a noun ( advocate ) and came to be used as a stem on which a verb could be formed ( separate; advocate; agitate ). In English the use as a verbal suffix has been extended to stems of non-Latin origin: calibrate; acierate .
-ate
2- a specialization of -ate 1, used to indicate a salt of an acid ending in -ic , added to a form of the stem of the element or group: nitrate; sulfate .
-ate
3- a suffix occurring originally in nouns borrowed from Latin, and in English coinages from Latin bases, that denote offices or functions ( consulate; triumvirate; pontificate ), as well as institutions or collective bodies ( electorate; senate ); sometimes extended to denote a person who exercises such a function ( magistrate; potentate ), an associated place ( consulate ), or a period of office or rule ( protectorate ). Joined to stems of any origin, ate3 signifies the office, term of office, or territory of a ruler or official ( caliphate; khanate; shogunate ).
ate
4[ eyt; British et ]
verb
- simple past tense of eat.
Ate
5[ ey-tee, ah-tee ]
noun
- an ancient Greek goddess personifying the fatal blindness or recklessness that produces crime and the divine punishment that follows it.
ATE
6- equipment that makes a series of tests automatically.
-ate
1suffix
- forming adjectives possessing; having the appearance or characteristics of
Latinate
palmate
fortunate
- forming nouns a chemical compound, esp a salt or ester of an acid
carbonate
stearate
- forming nouns the product of a process
condensate
- forming verbs from nouns and adjectives
rusticate
hyphenate
Ate
2/ ˈɑːtɪ; ˈeɪtɪ /
noun
- Greek myth a goddess who makes men blind so that they will blunder into guilty acts
-ate
3suffix forming nouns
- denoting office, rank, or a group having a certain function
electorate
episcopate
ate
4/ eɪt; ɛt /
verb
- the past tense of eat
Word History and Origins
Origin of -ate1
Origin of -ate2
Origin of -ate3
Origin of -ate4
Origin of -ate5
Word History and Origins
Origin of -ate1
Origin of -ate2
Origin of -ate3
Example Sentences
Instead, most of the suffering species ate insects on the forest floor.
He tore a piece of meat off the breast and stroked her coat while she ate.
Then they sat down at the dinner table and ate with delight.
As infants, my kids ate food right off the floor without washing or boiling.
I ordered a salad, ate it, and in the bathroom snuck a swig of Pepto.
He ate as many as he wanted and then, as he always felt sleepy after he had eaten, he thought he would lie down and have a nap.
And in the midst of his speculations, overpowered by fatigue, he fell asleep, and ate his breakfast next morning very happily.
At noon we camped, and cooked a bite of dinner while the horses grazed; ate it, and went on again.
When Yung Pak ate his meals, he sat upon a rug on the floor with his father and such male guests as might be in the house.
They stood outside the window and the cook passed them their coffee and a roll, which they drank and ate from the window-sill.
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