-ate
4-ate
verb suffixDefinition of -ATE
: act on (in a specified way) <insulate> : cause to be modified or affected by <camphorate> : cause to become <activate> : furnish with <capacitate>
Origin of -ATE
Middle English -aten, from Latin -atus, past participle ending
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