Words ending in -ATE can be more than one part of speech.
In reiterate it is a verb.
In operate, disseminate, and create, it is a verb.
In literate, it is an adjective.
In consulate and electorate, it is a noun.
In separate and deliberate, it is a verb or an adjective.
In advocate and conglomerate, it can be a verb or a noun.
The suffix -ate is found added to nouns to form group nouns, and
added to word roots to form verbs, adjectives, and associated
nouns.