mated; mating
Definition of mate
(Entry 1 of 5)
mate
noun (1)Definition of mate (Entry 2 of 5)
mate
noun (2)Definition of mate (Entry 3 of 5)
2
: a deck officer on a merchant ship ranking below the captain
3
: one of a pair: such as
a
: either member of a couple and especially a married couple
b
: either member of a breeding pair of animals
c
: either of two matched objects
mate
verb (2)
mated; mating
Definition of mate (Entry 4 of 5)
maté
noun (3)
variants:
or mate
Definition of maté (Entry 5 of 5)
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
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The first known use of mate was in the 14th century
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