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Moated vs Mated - What's the difference?

moated | mated |

As adjectives the difference between moated and mated

is that moated is surrounded with a moat while mated is fitted together or interlocked.

As a verb mated is

past tense of mate.

moated

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Surrounded with a moat
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    • , passage=His goal is to imbue his waterfront enclave with enough complexity to provide a distilled version of the great metropolis within this moated sanctuary. }}

    mated

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (mate)

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • fitted together or interlocked

    • Anagrams

    * * * ---- ==Volapük==

    Noun

    (vo-noun)
  • marriage, wedding

    • Declension

    (vo-decl-noun)