Amate
//əˈmɑteɪ// noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Paper produced from the bark of adult Ficus trees.
- 2 An art form based on Mexican bark painting from the Otomi culture.
Verb
- 1 To dishearten, dismay. obsolete
"Shall I accuse the hidden cruell fate, / And mightie causes wrought in heauen aboue, / Or the blind God, that doth me thus amate, / For hoped loue to winne me certaine hate?"
- 2 To be a mate to; to match. obsolete
"More lucklesse disadventures did amate"
Example
More examples"Shall I accuse the hidden cruell fate, / And mightie causes wrought in heauen aboue, / Or the blind God, that doth me thus amate, / For hoped loue to winne me certaine hate?"
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Spanish (papel) amate (“amate paper”), from Classical Nahuatl āmatl (“paper”).
Etymology 2
From Old French amater, amatir.
Etymology 3
From a- + mate.
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