amate¹

[uh-meyt] /əˈmeɪt/

verb (used with object), amated, amating. Archaic.

to dismay; daunt.

Origin of amate¹

Middle English

Middle French

1275-1325

1275-1325; Middle English < Middle French amatir, equivalent to a- a-⁵ + matir to subdue, derivative of mat subdued, dull. See mat³

amate²

[uh-meyt] /əˈmeɪt/

verb (used with object), amated, amating. Obsolete.

to be a mate to.

Origin

First recorded in 1590-1600; a-¹ + mate¹

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