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• amate — amate1 /euh mayt /, v.t., amated, amating. Archaic. to dismay; daunt. [1275 1325; ME < MF amatir, equiv. to a A 5 + matir to subdue, deriv. of mat subdued, dull. See MAT3] amate2 /euh mayt /, v.t., amated, amating. Obs. to be a mate to. [1590 160 …   Universalium