Amate

English

Etymology 1

From Spanish papel amate, "amate paper", from Classical Nahuatl amatl (“‘paper’”)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /əˈmɑːteɪ/

Noun

Singular Amate

Plural {{{1}}}

Amate ({{{1}}})

1. An art form based on Mexican bark painting from the Otomi culture
2. The type of paper used in this art form.

Etymology 2

From Old French amater, amatir.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /əˈmeɪt/

Verb

Infinitive to Amate

Third person singular amat

Simple past -

Past participle -

Present participle es

to Amate (third-person singular simple present amat, present participle es, simple past and past participle -)

1. (obsolete) To dishearten, dismay.
   • 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, I.i:

     Shall I accuse the hidden cruell fate, / And mightie causes wrought in heauen aboue, / Or the blind God, that doth me thus amate, / For hoped loue to winne me certaine hate?

   • 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, Folio Society 2006, vol. 1, p. 230:

     For the last [...], he will be much amazed, he will be much amated.

Anagrams

• aaemt,
• A team, A-team

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Esperanto

Adverb

amate

1. present adverbial passive participle of ami

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Italian

Adjective

amate f.

1. Feminine plural form of amato

Noun

amate f.

1. Plural form of amata.

Verb

amate

1. second-person plural present tense of amare
2. second-person plural imperative of amare
3. feminine plural of amato, past participle of amare

Anagrams

• aaemt,
• a tema

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Latin

Participle

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1. vocative masculine singular of amātus

de:amate fr:amate ku:amate pl:amate pt:amate ru:amate