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Pated vs Rated - What's the difference?

pated | rated |

As adjectives the difference between pated and rated

is that pated is having a pate; -- used only in composition; as, long-pated; shallow-pated, twitterpated while rated is .

As a verb rated is

(rate).

pated

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Having a pate; -- used only in composition; as, long-pated; shallow-pated, twitterpated.

    • Anagrams

    *adept *taped

    rated

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (rate)

    • Derived terms

    * (l)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • * 1596 , (Edmund Spenser), The Faerie Queene , V.1:
    • He tooke it up, and thence with him did beare, / As rated Spaniell takes his burden up for feare.
  • * 1849 , , Shirley :
    • He merely passed by sheepishly with a rated , scowling look.

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