The ending -ate is typical of verbs that have a noun form ending in -tion.
Some words ending in 'ics' are:athleticsballisticscriticsdomesticselasticsfabricsgraphicshieroglyphicsitalicskineticslinguisticsmathematicsneuroticsorthodonticsparamedicsquadriplegicsrelicsskepticsticsultrasonicsworkaholics
Some words ending with IND are:behindbindblindfindgrindhindkindmindrescindrindtamarindwind
Some words ending in SOME are:awesomegruesomehandsomelonesomenoisomequarrelsometiresomewinsome
Some six letter words ending in U are:bureaugateaulandaumilieumuumuu
evaporate, communicate, educate, certificate, commemorate, excommunicate, mandate, manipulate, celebrate, accommodate, assimilate, donate
Anything ending in "ate" such as: checkmate, create, and deadweight. See: http://www.rhymer.com/RhymingDictionary/eradicate.html for more words that rhyme with eradicate
Gyrate
The -ite or -ate ending in a polyatomic ion is simply an indication of the amount of oxygen atoms present. The -are ending is used in the base form. If the polyatomic ion has one less oxygen atom than the -ate form, the -ite form applies.
Resonate.
Vibrato
ate
ite or ate
Aerate. It's a 6 letter word and ends wif ate! :D
agate
generate, vegetate, berate, fate, collate, duplicate, aerate, defoliate, gestate, hibernate, locate, mate, pate, slate, tabulate, vacate, lacerate,
The usual endings for polyatomic ions are "-ate" and "-ite." The "-ate" ending signifies the ion with the larger number of oxygen atoms, while the "-ite" ending signifies the ion with one less oxygen atom.