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cate

[keyt]
–noun Usually, cates. Archaic.
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.

Origin:
1425–75; back formation from late ME cates, aph. var. of ME acates things bought, pl. of acat buying < ONF, deriv. of acater to buy < VL *accaptāre, equiv. to L ac- ac- + captāre to seek out; see catch
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cate   (kāt)   
n.   Archaic
A choice or dainty food; a delicacy.

[Short for acate, from Middle English acat, a purchase, from Norman French, from acater, to buy; see cater.]
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CATE
Computer Aided Test Engineering.

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