mate
noun
- naval officer
- someone who a person has a friendship with
verb
- to join or fit together
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /meɪt/ / [meɪt] / [mɛjt]
name
- A barangay of Tayabas, Quezon, Philippines.
noun
Etymology: See maté.
- Alternative spelling of maté, an aromatic tea-like drink prepared from the holly yerba maté (Ilex paraguariensis).
- The abovementioned plant; the leaves and shoots used for the tea
verb
Etymology: From Middle English maten (“to overpower”), from Old French mater (“to kill”), from Vulgar Latin *mattō, of unclear origin.
- To confuse; to confound.
“I think you are all mated, or stark mad.”