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1. Mated sexually
    
2. Used of gloves, socks, etc.
   - paired
    
3. Of or relating to a marriage partner

1. Engage in sexual intercourse
   "Birds mate in the Spring"
   - copulate, pair, couple
    
2. Bring two objects, ideas, or people together
   "Matchmaker, can you mate my daughter with a nice young man?"
   - match, couple, pair, twin
    
3. Place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game
   "Kasparov mated his opponent after only a few moves"
   - checkmate

See also: married, matched, mating, paired

Type of: beat, beat out, bring together, conjoin, crush, join, shell, trounce, vanquish

Antonym: unmated

Encyclopedia: Mate