-ate

  1. Suffix.  (context, in adjectives) having the specified thing.
  2. Suffix.  (context, in adjectives) characterized by the specified thing.
  3. Suffix.  (context, in adjectives) resembling the specified thing.
  4. Suffix.  (context, in nouns) a thing characterised by the specified thing.
  5. Suffix.  (context, in nouns) a rank or office.
  6. Suffix.  (chemistry, in nouns) a derivative of a specified element or compound; especially a salt or ester of an acid whose name ends in -ic.
  7. Suffix.  (context, in verbs) to act in the specified manner.

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