Ate
[ ey-tee, ah-tee ]
/ ˈeɪ ti, ˈɑ ti /
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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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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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