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mate (2)

mate [ mayt ]


noun,

transitive verb,

interjection  (plural mates) (past and past participle mat·ed, present participle mat·ing, 3rd person present singular mates)
Definition:
 
chess 
Same as  checkmaten (sense 1) (sense 2) v (sense 1) interj


[14th century. See checkmate]
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