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suff.
- Having: nervate.
- Characterized by: Latinate.
- Resembling: lyrate.
- One that is characterized by: laminate.
- Rank; office: rabbinate.
- To act upon in a specified manner: acidulate.
[Ultimately from Latin -ātus, past participle suff. of verbs in -āre.]
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suff.
- A derivative of a specified chemical compound or element: aluminate.
- A salt or ester of a specified acid whose name ends in -ic: acetate.
[New Latin -ātum, from Latin, neuter of -ātus.]
suff.
- A derivative of a specified chemical compound or element: aluminate.
- A salt or ester of a specified acid whose name ends in -ic: acetate.
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- Suffixes - -ate: use to form nouns that denote office or function or a person who exercises function (consulate, magistrate) ; used in chemistry to indicate salt of acid ending in -ic (nitrate)
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