mate
mate is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 9 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.To confuse; to confound. [Obs.] Shak.
- 2.To checkmate.
- 3.One who customarily associates with another; a companion; an associate; any object which is associated or combined with a similar object.
- 4.Hence, specifically, a husband or wife; and among the lower animals, one of a pair associated for propagation and the care of their young.
- 5.A suitable companion; a match; an equal. Ye knew me once no mate For you; there sitting where you durst not soar. Milton.
- 6.(Naut.) An officer in a merchant vessel ranking next below the captain. If there are more than one bearing the title, they are called, respectively, first mate, second mate, third mate, etc. In the navy, a subordinate officer or assistant; as, master's mate; surgeon's mate.
- 7.To match; to marry. If she be mated with an equal husband. Shak.
- 8.To match one's self against; to oppose as equal; to compete with. There is no passion in the mind of man so weak but it mates and masters the fear of death. Bacon. I, . . . in the way of loyalty and truth, . . . Dare mate a sounder man than Surrey can be. Shak.
- 9.To be or become a mate or mates, especially in sexual companionship; as, some birds mate for life; this bird will not mate with that one.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- abettor
- accessory
- accompaniment
- accompany
- accomplice
- acquaintance
- addition
- adherent
- adjunct
- adjutant
- adjuvant
- advocate
- after
- all
- ally
- along
- alter
- ambo
- amigo
- and
- angel
- appendage
- appurtenance
- arm
- assistant
- associate
- associated
- association
- attend
- attendant
- attribute
- auxiliary
- backer
- bear
- bedfellow
- best
- biformity
- binary
- binate
- binomial
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is mate.
- What is one who customarily associates with another; a companion; an associate; any object which is associated or combined with a similar object called?
- What is hence, specifically, a husband or wife; and among the lower animals, one of a pair associated for propagation and the care of their young called?
- What is a suitable companion; a match; an equal. Ye knew me once no mate For you; there sitting where you durst not soar. Milton called?
- What is to match; to marry. If she be mated with an equal husband. Shak called?
- What is to be or become a mate or mates, especially in sexual companionship; as, some birds mate for life; this bird will not mate with that one called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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