Mate vs Amate - What's the difference?
mate | amate |
A fellow, comrade, colleague, partner or someone with whom something is shared, e.g. shipmate, classmate.
(especially of a non-human animal) A breeding partner.
(colloquial, British, Australia, New Zealand) A friend, usually of the same sex.
(colloquial, British, Australia, New Zealand) a colloquial "sir"; an informal and friendly term of address to a stranger, usually male
(nautical) In naval ranks, a non-commissioned officer or his subordinate (e.g. (w, Boatswain's Mate), (w, Gunner's Mate), Sailmaker's Mate, etc).
(nautical) A ship's officer, subordinate to the master on a commercial ship.
(nautical) A first mate.
A technical assistant in certain trades (e.g. gasfitter's mate'', ''plumber's mate ); sometimes an apprentice.
The other member of a matched pair of objects.
A suitable companion; a match; an equal.
* Milton
To match, fit together without space between.
To copulate.
To pair in order to raise offspring
To arrange in matched pairs.
To introduce (animals) together for the purpose of breeding.
To marry; to match (a person).
* Shakespeare
To match oneself against; to oppose as equal; to compete with.
* Francis Bacon
* Shakespeare
To fit (objects) together without space between.
(aerospace) To move (a space shuttle orbiter) onto the back of an aircraft that can carry it.
To win a game of chess by putting the opponent in checkmate
To confuse; to confound.
Paper produced from the bark of adult Ficus trees.
An art form based on Mexican bark painting from the Otomi culture.
(label) To dishearten, dismay.
* (John Milton) (1608-1674)
* , I.i:
* 1600 , (Edward Fairfax), The (Jerusalem Delivered) of (w), XI, xii:
* , Folio Society, 2006, vol.1, p.230:
* c.1815 , (John Keats), "To Chatterton":
(obsolete) To be a mate to; to match.
As nouns the difference between mate and amate
is that mate is a fellow, comrade, colleague, partner or someone with whom something is shared, e.g. shipmate, classmate while amate is paper produced from the bark of adult Ficus trees.As verbs the difference between mate and amate
is that mate is to match, fit together without space between while amate is to dishearten, dismay.mate
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl), from (etyl) ). More at (l), (l).Noun
(en noun)- I'm going to the pub with a few mates .
- He's my best mate .
- Excuse me, mate , have you got the time?
- ''I found one of the socks I wanted to wear, but I couldn't find its mate .
- Ye knew me once no mate / For you; there sitting where you durst not soar.
Synonyms
(checksyns) * fellow * friend * buddy * sir * partner * See alsoDerived terms
(Derived terms) * bedmate * bunkmate * cellmate * classmate * crewmate * flatmate * floormate * housemate * mateship * office mate * roommate * shipmate * teammate * tourmate * workmateVerb
- The pieces of the puzzle mate perfectly.
- If she be mated with an equal husband.
- There is no passion in the mind of man so weak but it mates and masters the fear of death.
- I, / Dare mate a sounder man than Surrey can be.
Synonyms
(checksyns) * couple * match * pairAntonyms
* (aerospace) demateDerived terms
* matingEtymology 2
From (etyl) verb maten, (etyl) mater, from (etyl) noun .Verb
- (Shakespeare)
Etymology 3
SeeAnagrams
* * * * ----amate
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) papel .Noun
(en noun)Etymology 2
From (etyl) amater, amatir.Verb
(amat)- The Silures, to amate the new general, rumoured the overthrow greater than was true.
- Shall I accuse the hidden cruell fate, / And mightie causes wrought in heauen aboue, / Or the blind God, that doth me thus amate , / For hoped loue to winne me certaine hate?
- Upon the walls the pagans old and young / Stood hush'd and still, amated and amazed.
- For the last, he will be much amazed, he will be much amated .
- Thou didst die / A half-blown flow'ret which cold blasts amate .
Etymology 3
.Verb
(amat)- (Spenser)