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-ate
1a 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
2a specialization of -ate, 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
3a 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, 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
6equipment that makes a series of tests automatically.
-ate
1suffix
(forming adjectives) possessing; having the appearance or characteristics of
fortunate
palmate
Latinate
(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
hyphenate
rusticate
-ate
2suffix
denoting office, rank, or a group having a certain function
episcopate
electorate
Ate
3/ ˈɑːtɪ, ˈeɪtɪ /
noun
Greek myth a goddess who makes men blind so that they will blunder into guilty acts
ate
4/ eɪt, ɛt /
verb
the past tense of eat
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Example Sentences
At the Midnight Mission, fellows ate at the cafeteria that feeds hundreds a day, toured a dormitory, a soon-to-open women’s 12-step program and an education center with computers, books and musical instruments.
It allowed Journalism, second in the Derby, to run and win the Preakness in a race for the ages, where he bulled his way through horses at the top of the stretch and ate up incredible ground in the final furlong to win by half a length.
We still ate it, spooned over toasted English muffins with poached eggs, but I couldn’t get past the texture.
A trematode has a very specific life cycle, leeching onto three hosts that include a freshwater snail, a fish and then a bird or human who ate the infected fish.
After the guests left, she cleaned up the kitchen and ate a slice of orange cake Gail had brought and then "another piece, and another piece" before finishing the rest of the cake.
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