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Ate vs Ale - What's the difference?

ate | ale |

As a noun ate

is grandfather.

As an interjection ale is

let's go!, come on!.

ate

English

Verb

(head)
  • (eat)

    • Anagrams

    * English irregular simple past forms ----

    ale

    English

    Noun

  • An intoxicating liquor made from an infusion of malt by fermentation and the addition of a bitter, usually hops.
    • Note: The word ale, in England and the United States, usually designates a heavier kind of fermented liquor, and the word beer a lighter kind. The word beer is also in common use as the generic name for all non-distilled malt liquors.
  • A festival in English country places, so called from the liquor drunk.

    • Synonyms

    * (liquor) beer (loosely), yill

    Derived terms

    () * alehouse * alewife * ginger ale * pale ale * real ale

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