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-ate
-ate


suffix 
Definition:
 
1. having, characterized by
lobate
2. office, rank
archdeaconate
3. to act on in a particular way
fluoridate
4. a chemical compound derived from a particular element or compound
borate
[< Latin -atus, past participle ending of verbs in -are]
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