| Mate: English to English |
| Mate (a.) See 2d Mat. |
| Mate (n.) A suitable companion; a match; an equal. |
| Mate (n.) 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; surg |
| Mate (n.) Hence, specifically, a husband or wife; and among the lower animals, one of a pair associated for propagation and the care of their young. |
| Mate (n.) One who customarily associates with another; a companion; an associate; any object which is associated or combined with a similar object. |
| Mate (n.) Same as Checkmate. |
| Mate (n.) 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. |
| Mate (v. i.) 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. |
| Mate (v. t.) To checkmate. |
| Mate (v. t.) To confuse; to confound. |
| Mate (v. t.) To match one's self against; to oppose as equal; to compete with. |
| Mate (v. t.) To match; to marry. |