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mate1 / māt/ • n. 1. each of a pair of birds or other animals: a male bird sings to court a mate. ∎ inf. a person's husband, wife, or other sexual partner. ∎ one of a matched pair: a sock without its mate. 2. [in comb.] a fellow member or joint occupant of a specified thing: his tablemates. ∎ Brit., inf. used as a friendly form of address between men or boys: “See you then, mate.” ∎ Brit., inf. a friend or companion: I was with a mate my best mate, Steve. 3. an assistant or deputy, in particular: ∎ an assistant to a skilled worker: a plumber's mate. ∎ a deck officer on a merchant ship subordinate to the master. See also first mate. • v. 1. [intr.] (of animals or birds) come together for breeding; copulate: successful males may mate with many females| [as n.] (mating) ovulation occurs only if mating has taken place. ∎ [tr.] bring (animals or birds) together for breeding. ∎ join in marriage or sexual partnership: people tend to mate with others in their own social class. 2. [tr.] join or connect mechanically: a four-cylinder engine mated to a five-speed gearbox. ∎ [intr.] be connected or joined. DERIVATIVES: mate·less adj. mate2 • n. & v. Chess short for checkmate. |
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"mate." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "mate." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-mate.html "mate." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-mate.html |
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mate. In the navy during the days of sail the master's mates were those professional petty officers who assisted in the navigation and handling of the ship, keeping watch with commissioned officers. The term mate developed, in merchant ships, to mean the officer next to the master who could deputize for him when necessary. Mates were part of the growing hierarchy of merchant service officers, chief mates, second mates, and so on down to junior fourth mates in ocean liners. While mate is the recognized term for a watchkeeping officer, and is used as such by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to identify that position, most companies prefer to call the first mate the first officer, the second mate the second officer, etc. In legal terms the mate (that is the first mate) is an important signatory in freight handling; the mate's receipt is a significant document. Mates, like masters, have to satisfy the stringent requirements of the IMO's Convention on Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) and are required to meet equivalent international radar, radio, specialized vessel knowledge, rule of the road (see international regulations for preventing collisions at sea), and fitness parameters before certification by examination.
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"mate." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "mate." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-mate.html "mate." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-mate.html |
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maté
maté , yerba maté , or Paraguay tea, evergreen tree ( Ilex paraguariensis ) of the family Aquifoliaceae ( holly family). From ancient times Native Americans and now millions of Argentines and others in South America have made a tea (also called maté) from the young leaves and tender shoots of Ilex paraguensis, the source of the best brew, and from closely related species. Mate is the most popular beverage in S South America, and its culture is an important industry in Brazil and Paraguay. The tea is a stimulant and restorative, less astringent than genuine tea, and contains considerable caffeine. The word mate refers also to the cups in which the tea is infused, which are made from curiously shaped gourds or calabashes, with small openings cut in the top and sometimes decorated with silver mountings. The dried leaves are put in a container and covered with boiling water, and the tea is drunk through a bombilla, a tube provided at the lower end with a strainer of fine basketwork, metal, or perforated wood. Mate is classified in the division Magnoliophyta , class Magnoliopsida, order Celastrales. |
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"maté." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "maté." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-mate.html "maté." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-mate.html |
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ma·té / ˈmäˌtā/ (also yerba maté) • n. 1. (also maté tea) a bitter, caffeine-rich infusion of the leaves of a South American shrub. ∎ the leaves of this shrub. 2. the South American shrub (Ilex paraguariensis) of the holly family that produces these leaves. |
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"maté." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "maté." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-mate010.html "maté." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-mate010.html |
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T. F. HOAD. "mate." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "mate." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-mate.html T. F. HOAD. "mate." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-mate.html |
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mate2 at chess, state of the king when he is in check and cannot move out of it; (fig.) total defeat. XIV. ME. mat — (O)F. mat, in eschec mat CHECKMATE.
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T. F. HOAD. "mate." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "mate." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-mate1.html T. F. HOAD. "mate." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-mate1.html |
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maté Also yerba maté. Infusion of the dried leaves of Ilex paraguayensis, also known as Paraguay or Brazilian tea. Contains caffeine and tannin.
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DAVID A. BENDER. "maté." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DAVID A. BENDER. "maté." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-mat.html DAVID A. BENDER. "maté." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-mat.html |
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maté calabash in which leaves of a S. Amer. shrub are infused, (also) the infusion and the shrub. XVIII. — Sp. mate — Quechua mati.
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T. F. HOAD. "maté." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "maté." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-mat2.html T. F. HOAD. "maté." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-mat2.html |
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mate n. a deck officer on a merchant ship subordinate to the master. See also first mate.
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"mate." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "mate." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-mate.html "mate." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-mate.html |
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maté See ILEX.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "maté." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "maté." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-mat.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "maté." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-mat.html |
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maté •latte, maté, pâté, pattée, satay
•concertante • backstay • commedia dell'arte, écarté, Jubilate
•fouetté, jeté, mantellette
•Deo volente • mainstay • décolleté
•cinéma-vérité • diamanté • bobstay
•forte, panforte, prêt-à-porter
•forestay • sauté • velouté
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"maté." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "maté." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-mat1.html "maté." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-mat1.html |
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mate •abate, ablate, aerate, ait, await, backdate, bait, bate, berate, castrate, collate, conflate, crate, create, cremate, date, deflate, dictate, dilate, distraite, donate, downstate, eight, elate, equate, estate, fate, fellate, fête, fixate, freight, frustrate, gait, gate, gestate, gradate, grate, great, gyrate, hate, hydrate, inflate, innate, interrelate, interstate, irate, Kate, Kuwait, lactate, late, locate, lustrate, mandate, mate, migrate, misdate, misstate, mistranslate, mutate, narrate, negate, notate, orate, ornate, Pate, placate, plate, prate, prorate, prostrate, pulsate, pupate, quadrate, rate, rotate, sate, sedate, serrate, short weight, skate, slate, spate, spectate, spruit, stagnate, state, straight, strait, Tate, tête-à-tête, Thwaite, translate, translocate, transmigrate, truncate, underrate, understate, underweight, update, uprate, upstate, up-to-date, vacate, vibrate, wait, weight
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"mate." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "mate." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-mate.html "mate." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-mate.html |
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