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Ate

[ ey-tee, ah-tee ]
/ ˈeɪ ti, ˈɑ ti /

noun

an ancient Greek goddess personifying the fatal blindness or recklessness that produces crime and the divine punishment that follows it.

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Origin of Ate

< Greek, special use of átē reckless impulse, ruin, akin to aáein to mislead, harm
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British Dictionary definitions for ates (1 of 2)

ate
/ (ɛt, eɪt) /

verb

the past tense of eat

British Dictionary definitions for ates (2 of 2)

Ate
/ (ˈeɪtɪ, ˈɑːtɪ) /

noun

Greek myth a goddess who makes men blind so that they will blunder into guilty acts

Word Origin for Ate

C16: via Latin from Greek atē a rash impulse
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