"amate" meaning in English

See amate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /əˈmɑːteɪ/ [UK], /əˈmɑteɪ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-amate.wav [Southern-England], En-us-amate.ogg [US] Forms: amates [plural]
Etymology: From Spanish (papel) amate (“amate paper”), from Classical Nahuatl āmatl (“paper”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|(papel) amate|t=amate paper}} Spanish (papel) amate (“amate paper”), {{der|en|nci|āmatl|t=paper}} Classical Nahuatl āmatl (“paper”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} amate (plural amates)
  1. Paper produced from the bark of adult Ficus trees. Translations (paper produced from Ficus bark): papel amate [masculine] (Portuguese), amate [masculine] (Spanish), papel amate [masculine] (Spanish)
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  2. An art form based on Mexican bark painting from the Otomi culture.
    Sense id: en-amate-en-noun-IH5uOe6Q Categories (other): English terms prefixed with a-, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with a-: 20 40 22 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 44 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /əˈmeɪt/ [UK, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-amate2.wav [Southern-England], En-us-amate2.ogg [US] Forms: amates [present, singular, third-person], amating [participle, present], amated [participle, past], amated [past]
Rhymes: -eɪt Etymology: From Old French amater, amatir. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|amater}} Old French amater Head templates: {{en-verb}} amate (third-person singular simple present amates, present participle amating, simple past and past participle amated)
  1. (obsolete) To dishearten, dismay. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-amate-en-verb-UTu3DKyP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /əˈmeɪt/ [UK, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-amate2.wav [Southern-England], En-us-amate2.ogg [US] Forms: amates [present, singular, third-person], amating [participle, present], amated [participle, past], amated [past]
Rhymes: -eɪt Etymology: Etymology tree English a- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Germanic *ga- Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d-der. Proto-Germanic *matiz Proto-Germanic *matjô Proto-West Germanic *gamatjôder. Old Saxon gimatoder. Middle Low German matebor. Middle English mate English mate English amate From a- + mate. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|a-|mate|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English a- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Germanic *ga- Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d-der. Proto-Germanic *matiz Proto-Germanic *matjô Proto-West Germanic *gamatjôder. Old Saxon gimatoder. Middle Low German matebor. Middle English mate English mate English amate [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "messmate", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "beside", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "id" : "here", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*ḱe", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*ḱóm", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*ga-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "wet", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*meh₂d-", "gloss" : "to be wet; grease, fat", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*matiz", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*matjô", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*gamatjô", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Old Saxon", "term" : "gimato", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "osx" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle Low German", "term" : "mate", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "gml" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "mate", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "mate", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "amate", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="amate"> From a- + mate. Head templates: {{en-verb}} amate (third-person singular simple present amates, present participle amating, simple past and past participle amated)
  1. (obsolete) To be a mate to; to match. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-amate-en-verb-a4aAqpV1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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