cate
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cate
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
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Athletics: OF Ben Zobrist, recovering from left knee surgery, hit soft toss in the cate and could take live batting practice as soon as Tuesday.
From Washington Times • May 12, 2015
In truth, cate Blanchett isn’t out to win hearts–just minds.
From Time • Nov. 29, 2
He seemed to detect under the soot a deli cate beauty.
From Time Magazine Archive
The men will get special nursing, deli cate surgery, education to their full men tal and muscular capacity.
From Time Magazine Archive
Of course the reporter had been lied to big-time up at the cate, but Grandma’s lies were more interesting, even historical.
From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck
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