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But the bacterial infection has one major, advantageous side effect: Males carrying it which mate with female mosquitoes create non-viable eggs.
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Next, the team picked 14 easily recognizable behaviors to study, such as walking backward, touching, or attempting to mate with other flies.
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With the information that great whites usually mate in the fall or winter, Ocearch kept a close eye on Mary Lee around May and June, when a litter would be due.
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Other images display Japanese-American Chicagoans in small factories trying to make baby chickens mate.
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Flying Ant Day has become the name of the period during warmer temperatures during the London summer where queen ants fly over the region to look for a male to mate with and start a new colony.
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Apparently rabbits do nothing but eat, mate, defend their turf, cause property damage, and die.
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Coyotes mate in February/March and pups are born April/May.
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The Revolves also mate, and boast the most buttons for music and phone control.
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Origin and Etymology of mate
Middle English, from Anglo-French mater, from mat, noun, checkmate, ultimately from Arabic māt (in shāh māt)
Recent Examples of mate from the Web
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That month, Scarborough also teased the possibility of being Trump’s running mate, at first refusing to give a definitive answer.
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The albums of Washington’s label mate Stephen Bruner, who goes by the name Thundercat, also ring with Interstellar Space’s influence.
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The first mates will clean your catch for guests; feel free to bring money to tip them for all their hard work.
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And with this year’s passing of co-bandleader Derek Trucks’ former Allman Brothers band mates Gregg Allman and Butch Trucks (his uncle), Sunday’s show at Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre may be even more special for fans than usual.
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Funds from the Forecastle Foundation are given to the company's own foundation, which focuses on reforestation in South American countries where yerba mate is grown.
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A highlight of the show was special guest and label-mate BoodahDARR, who mixed his style with the band’s soulfulness, making him hard to forget.
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Then, the cockatoos rhythmically strike the tool against their nesting tree, wooing potential mates with a steady beat, the researchers said.
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On that note, Eric Dyson, the men’s residents winner decided to bring a pair of running mates along for the ride.
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First Known Use of mate
14th century
mate
Definition of mate
1a (1) : associate, companion (2) chiefly British : an assistant to a more skilled worker : helper (3) chiefly British : friend, buddy —often used as a familiar form of addressb archaic : match, peer
2 : a deck officer on a merchant ship ranking below the captain
3 : one of a pair: such asa : either member of a couple and especially a married coupleb : either member of a breeding pair of animalsc : either of two matched objects
Recent Examples of mate from the Web
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That month, Scarborough also teased the possibility of being Trump’s running mate, at first refusing to give a definitive answer.
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The albums of Washington’s label mate Stephen Bruner, who goes by the name Thundercat, also ring with Interstellar Space’s influence.
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The first mates will clean your catch for guests; feel free to bring money to tip them for all their hard work.
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And with this year’s passing of co-bandleader Derek Trucks’ former Allman Brothers band mates Gregg Allman and Butch Trucks (his uncle), Sunday’s show at Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre may be even more special for fans than usual.
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Funds from the Forecastle Foundation are given to the company's own foundation, which focuses on reforestation in South American countries where yerba mate is grown.
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A highlight of the show was special guest and label-mate BoodahDARR, who mixed his style with the band’s soulfulness, making him hard to forget.
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Then, the cockatoos rhythmically strike the tool against their nesting tree, wooing potential mates with a steady beat, the researchers said.
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On that note, Eric Dyson, the men’s residents winner decided to bring a pair of running mates along for the ride.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'mate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Origin and Etymology of mate
Middle English, probably from Middle Low German māt; akin to Old English gemetta guest at one's table, mete food — more at meat
Other Genetics Terms
Recent Examples of mate from the Web
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But the bacterial infection has one major, advantageous side effect: Males carrying it which mate with female mosquitoes create non-viable eggs.
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Next, the team picked 14 easily recognizable behaviors to study, such as walking backward, touching, or attempting to mate with other flies.
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With the information that great whites usually mate in the fall or winter, Ocearch kept a close eye on Mary Lee around May and June, when a litter would be due.
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Other images display Japanese-American Chicagoans in small factories trying to make baby chickens mate.
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Flying Ant Day has become the name of the period during warmer temperatures during the London summer where queen ants fly over the region to look for a male to mate with and start a new colony.
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Apparently rabbits do nothing but eat, mate, defend their turf, cause property damage, and die.
-
Coyotes mate in February/March and pups are born April/May.
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The Revolves also mate, and boast the most buttons for music and phone control.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'mate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
First Known Use of mate
1509
mate
Definition of maté
1 : a tealike beverage drunk especially in South America
2 : a South American shrub or tree (Ilex paraguariensis) of the holly family whose leaves and shoots are used in making maté; also : these leaves and shoots
Recent Examples of maté from the Web
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That month, Scarborough also teased the possibility of being Trump’s running mate, at first refusing to give a definitive answer.
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The albums of Washington’s label mate Stephen Bruner, who goes by the name Thundercat, also ring with Interstellar Space’s influence.
-
The first mates will clean your catch for guests; feel free to bring money to tip them for all their hard work.
-
And with this year’s passing of co-bandleader Derek Trucks’ former Allman Brothers band mates Gregg Allman and Butch Trucks (his uncle), Sunday’s show at Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre may be even more special for fans than usual.
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Funds from the Forecastle Foundation are given to the company's own foundation, which focuses on reforestation in South American countries where yerba mate is grown.
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A highlight of the show was special guest and label-mate BoodahDARR, who mixed his style with the band’s soulfulness, making him hard to forget.
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Then, the cockatoos rhythmically strike the tool against their nesting tree, wooing potential mates with a steady beat, the researchers said.
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On that note, Eric Dyson, the men’s residents winner decided to bring a pair of running mates along for the ride.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'maté.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Origin and Etymology of maté
French & American Spanish; French maté, from American Spanish mate maté, vessel for drinking it, from Quechua mati vessel
MATE Defined for Kids
Definition of mate for Students
2 chiefly British : 1chum, friend Hint: British speakers often use mate as a familiar form of address. Good night, mate!
3 : either member of a breeding pair of animals
4 : an officer on a ship used to carry passengers or freight who ranks below the captain
5 : either member of a married couple
6 : either of two objects that go together I lost the mate to this glove.
Definition of mate for Students
mated
;mating
1 : to join as married partners
2 : to come or bring together for breeding These birds mate for life.
Medical Dictionary
mate
Medical Definition of mate
mated
;mating
transitive verb
: to pair or join for breedingintransitive verb
: copulate
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