cate

[keyt]

noun

Archaic.

1. a choice food;delicacy; dainty.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cate¹

1425–75; back formation from late Middle English cates, aphetic variant of Middle English acates things bought, plural of acat buying < Old North French, derivative of acater to buy < Vulgar Latin *accaptāre, equivalent to Latin ac- ac- + captāre to seek out; catch

Example Sentences

There have been almost 2,500 nominees this year from 72 countries - this year's winners will be chosen by Prince William and his Earthshot Prize Council which includes the actor, Cate Blanchett and Jordan's Queen Rania.

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Stars including Cate Blanchett, Glenn Close and Richard Gere were in attendance for the Giorgio Armani spring/summer 2026 collection show in Milan on Sunday, the final collection the Italian designer worked on before his death.

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Cate at Orcutt Academy, 1 p.m.

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Onscreen, she has the charismatic presence of a movie adventurer, like a chill Lara Croft, while her measured voice-over narration sounds something like Cate Blanchett setting the scene at the beginning of a “Lord of the Rings” movie.

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Like that triumph, Cristin Milioti’s Emmy for best actress in a limited or anthology series or movie for her work in “The Penguin” was also sweet; that category pitted her against Cate Blanchett and Michelle Williams.

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