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a·mate

1   [uh-meyt]
verb (used with object), a·mat·ed, a·mat·ing. Archaic.
to dismay; daunt.
Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English < Middle French amatir, equivalent to a- a-5 + matir to subdue, derivative of mat subdued, dull. See mat3

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a·mate

2   [uh-meyt]
verb (used with object), a·mat·ed, a·mat·ing. Obsolete.
to be a mate to.
Origin:
1590–1600; a-1 + mate1
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