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Source Word

-ate

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ət/

Suffix

in adjectives morpheme in nouns in verbs

Japanese Meaning

～を有する/持つ / ～を特徴とする / ～に似た

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In the lecture, the professor explained that the suffix -ate, when used in adjectives, means 'having the specified thing.'

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講義で教授は、形容詞において「特定のものを有する」という意味を持つ接尾辞について説明しました。

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Sense（1）

(in adjectives) having the specified thing

lobate — “having lobes”

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Sense（2）

(in adjectives) characterized by the specified thing

Italianate — “characterized by Italian features”

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Sense（3）

(in adjectives) resembling the specified thing

palmate — “resembling the palm”

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Sense（4）

(in nouns) a thing characterised by the specified thing

apostate — “one who is characterized by dissent”

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Sense（5）

acetate — “a salt or ester of acetic acid”

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Sense（6）

(in verbs) to act in the specified manner

formulate — “to act by putting (something) in a formula”

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