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mate

1   [meyt] noun, verb, mat·ed, mat·ing.
noun
1.
husband or wife; spouse.
2.
one member of a pair of mated animals.
3.
one of a pair: I can't find the mate to this glove.
4.
a counterpart.
5.
an associate; fellow worker; comrade; partner (often used in combination): classmate; roommate.
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6.
friend; buddy; pal (often used as an informal term of address): Let me give you a hand with that, mate.
7.
Nautical.
a.
first mate.
b.
any of a number of officers of varying degrees of rank subordinate to the master of a merchant ship.
c.
an assistant to a warrant officer or other functionary on a ship.
8.
an aide or helper, as to an artisan; factotum.
9.
a gear, rack, or worm engaging with another gear or worm.
10.
Archaic. an equal in reputation; peer; match.
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verb (used with object)
11.
to join as a mate or as mates.
12.
to bring (animals) together for breeding purposes.
13.
to match or marry.
14.
to join, fit, or associate suitably: to mate thought with daring action.
15.
to connect or link: a telephone system mated to a computerized information service.
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16.
to treat as comparable.
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verb (used without object)
17.
to associate as a mate or as mates.
18.
(of animals) to copulate.
19.
(of animals) to pair for the purpose of breeding.
20.
to marry.
21.
(of a gear, rack, or worm) to engage with another gear or worm; mesh.
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22.
Archaic. to consort; keep company.
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Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Middle Low German; replacing Middle English mette, Old English gemetta messmate, guest. See meat

Related forms
mate·less, adjective
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mate

2   [meyt] noun, verb (used with object), mat·ed, mat·ing, interjection Chess.
checkmate (defs. 1, 3, 5).
Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English mat defeated (adj.), defeat (noun) < Old French ≪ Persian; see checkmate
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mate
"companion, associate, fellow, comrade," late 14c., from M.L.G. mate, gemate "one eating at the same table, messmate," from P.Gmc. *ga-maton "having food (*matiz) together (*ga-)," which is etymologically identical with companion (q.v.). Meaning "one of a wedded pair"
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is attested from 1540s. Used as a form of address by sailors, laborers, etc., since at least mid-15c. Meaning "officer on a merchant vessel is from late 15c. The verb, of animals, "to pair for the purpose of breeding" is first recorded c.1600. The verb in chess (early 14c.) is short for checkmate (q.v.) and is not related.
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mate 1 (māt)
n.

  1. A spouse.

  2. Either of a pair of animals or birds that associate in order to propagate.

  3. Either of a pair of animals brought together for breeding.

v. mat·ed, mat·ing, mates

  1. To become joined in marriage.

  2. To be paired for reproducing; breed.

  3. To copulate.

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