(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

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mate

Friendly; having a friendship (with).

plural of mate

(Britain, informal) A supposed surname for a friendless person.

Used to form nouns having the sense of "a comrade or fellow with whom what is denoted by the noun is shared".

A surname.

plural of assortative mating

(psychology, genetics) Between males and females of a species, the mutual attraction or selection, for reproductive purposes, of individuals with similar characteristics.