mated

Meaning of mated

verb, past tense
  1. (of animals or birds) come together for breeding; copulate.
    successful males may mate with many females
    ovulation occurs only if mating has taken place
  2. connect or be connected mechanically.
    the four-cylinder engine is mated to a five-speed gearbox

late Middle English: from Middle Low German māt(e ) ‘comrade’, of West Germanic origin; related to meat (the underlying concept being that of eating together).

verb, past tense

short for checkmate (verb).

Middle English: the noun from Anglo-Norman French mat (from the phrase eschec mat ‘checkmate’); the verb from Anglo-Norman French mater ‘to checkmate’.

Information about mated

  • It is a verb.
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Hyphenation of mated

mated

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
  • mated is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

mated synonyms

Meaning paired:

paired

Meaning (of animals) mate and then produce offspring:

breed

Meaning link or combine (something) with something else:

couple

Meaning have sexual intercourse:

copulate, copulating

Meaning sexual intercourse:

copulation, coitus

Meaning a device for connecting parts of machinery:

coupling

Meaning communication or dealings between individuals or groups:

intercourse

Meaning determine the sex of:

sex

Meaning the production of offspring; reproduction:

procreation

Meaning an arrangement or match resulting from forming people or things into pairs:

pairing

Meaning the mating and production of offspring by animals:

breeding

Meaning the action of joining together or the fact of being joined together, especially in a political context:

union

Meaning another term for coitus:

coition

Anagrams of mated

metad, tamed

Words that rhyme with mated

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