amate

A*mate", v. t. Etym: [OF. amater, amatir.] Defn: To dismay; to dishearten; to daunt. [Obs. or Archaic] The Silures, to amate the new general, rumored the overthrow greater than was true. Milton. A*mate", v. t. Etym: [Pref. a- + mate.] Defn: To be a mate to; to match. [Obs.] Spenser.

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