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Tate

American  
[teyt] / teɪt /

noun

  1. Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery Tate Gallery in London, England.

  2. (John Orley) Allen 1899–1979, U.S. poet, critic, and editor.

  3. James, 1943–2015, U.S. poet.

  4. Nahum 1652–1715, English poet and playwright, born in Ireland: poet laureate 1692–1715.


Tate British  
/ teɪt /

noun

  1. ( John Orley ) Allen. 1899–1979, US poet and critic

  2. Sir Henry. 1819–99, British sugar refiner and philanthropist; founder of the Tate Gallery

  3. Nahum (ˈneɪʊm). 1652–1715, British poet, dramatist, and hymn-writer, born in Ireland: poet laureate (1692–1715). He is best known for writing a version of King Lear with a happy ending

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In 2023, after Andrew Tate wrote on social media that he had spent 92 days in prison in Romania and several months under house arrest, Donald Trump Jr. wrote, “Absolute insanity.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

Will the Tate brothers be extradited from the US to the UK?

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

Last year, Andrew Tate on social media compared himself to the president.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

Andrew and Tristan Tate are facing a bid by British prosecutors to have them extradited from the US to the UK after authorities issued 38 new charges against them.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

“The person they interviewed at Holman prison is not the same person arrested by Sheriff Tate for this murder,” Chapman explained.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

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