Mate

Pronunciation: māt

n.	1.	The Paraguay tea, being the dried leaf of the Brazilian holly (Ilex Paraguensis). The infusion has a pleasant odor, with an agreeable bitter taste, and is much used for tea in South America.
	1.	(Chess) Same as Checkmate.
a.	1.	See 2d Mat.
v. t.	1.
	1.	To confuse; to confound.
	2.	To checkmate.
n.	1.	One who customarily associates with another; a companion; an associate; any object which is associated or combined with a similar object.
	2.	Hence, specifically, a husband or wife; and among the lower animals, one of a pair associated for propagation and the care of their young.
	3.	A suitable companion; a match; an equal. Ye knew me once no mate For you; there sitting where you durst not soar. - Milton.
	4.	(Naut.) An officer in a merchant vessel ranking next below the captain. If there are more than one bearing the title, they are called, respectively, first mate, second mate, third mate, etc. In the navy, a subordinate officer or assistant; as, master's mate; surgeon's mate.
v. t.	1.	To match; to marry. [imp. & p. p. Mated; p. pr. & vb. n. Mating.] If she be mated with an equal husband. - Shak.
	2.	To match one's self against; to oppose as equal; to compete with. There is no passion in the mind of man so weak but it mates and masters the fear of death. - Bacon. I, . . . in the way of loyalty and truth, . . . Dare mate a sounder man than Surrey can be. - Shak.
	3.	To breed; to bring (animals) together for the purpose of breeding; as, she mated a doberman with a German shepherd.
	4.	To join together; to fit together; to connect; to link; as, he mated a saw blade to a broom handle to cut inaccessible branches.
v. i.	1.	To be or become a mate or mates, especially in sexual companionship; as, some birds mate for life; this bird will not mate with that one.

Noun	1.	mate - the officer below the master on a commercial ship Synonyms: first mate
	2.	mate - a fellow member of a team; "it was his first start against his former teammates" Synonyms: teammate
	3.	mate - the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner); "he loved the mare and all her mates"; "camels hate leaving their mates"
	4.	mate - a person's partner in marriage Synonyms: better half, married person, partner, spouse
	5.	mate - an exact duplicate; "when a match is found an entry is made in the notebook" Synonyms: match
	6.	mate - South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea Synonyms: Ilex paraguariensis, Paraguay tea
	7.	mate - informal term for a friend of the same sex
	8.	mate - South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate
	9.	mate - a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king Synonyms: checkmate
Verb	1.	mate - make love; "Birds mate in the Spring" Synonyms: copulate, couple, pair
	2.	mate - bring two objects, ideas, or people together; "This fact is coupled to the other one"; "Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?"; "The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project" Synonyms: couple, pair, twin, match
	3.	mate - place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game; "Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves" Synonyms: checkmate

MATE. The second officer on board of a merchant ship or vessel.
2. He has the right to sue in the admiralty as a common mariner for wages. 1. Pet. Adm. Dee. 246.
3. When, on the death of the master, the mate assumes the command, he succeeds to the rights and duties of the principal officer. 1 Sumn. 157; 3 Mason, 161; 4 Mason, 196; See 7 Conn. 239; 4 Mason, 641 4 Wash. C. C. 838.

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