单词 | ate |
释义 | ate From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishateate /et, eɪt $ eɪt/ verbEATthe past tense of eat Chemistry-ate-ate /ət, eɪt/ suffix1 [in adjectives]XX full of or showing a particular quality (=showing love) affectionate 2 [in verbs]XX to make something have a particular quality (=make something start working) activate (=control something or make it regular) regulate 3 [in nouns]XX a group of people with particular duties (=voters) the electorate 4 [in nouns]XX the job, rank, or degree of a particular type of person (=PhD). She was awarded her doctorate 5 [in nouns]HC a chemical salt formed from a particular acid phosphate —-ately /ətli/ [in adverbs] fortunatelyExamples from the Corpus-ate• a doctorate• to activate• to regulate• very affectionateOrigin -ate Latin -atus |
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