Fitting into or onto a corresponding part, as a matched plug and socket.

(zoology) Pairing of organisms for copulation. / (zoology) Sexual union; copulation.

present participle of mate

plural of mating, gerund of mate.

simple past tense and past participle of mate

fitted together or interlocked

(intransitive) To match, fit together without space between. / (intransitive) To copulate. / (intransitive) To pair in order to raise offspring. / (transitive) To arrange in matched pairs.

(chess) Clipping of checkmate.

(obsolete) To confuse; to confound.

Alternative spelling of maté, an aromatic tea-like drink prepared from the holly yerba maté (Ilex paraguariensis). / The abovementioned plant; the leaves and shoots used for the tea