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Adjective mated has 3 senses
- mated - mated sexually
Antonyms: unmated, mateless
- mated, paired - used of gloves, socks, etc.
Antonym: mismatched (indirect, via matched)
- mated - of or relating to a marriage partner
Antonyms: unmarried, single (indirect, via married)
Verb mate has 3 senses
- copulate, mate, pair, couple - make love; "Birds mate in the Spring"
--1 is one way to join, conjoin
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
- match, mate, couple, pair, twin - bring two objects, ideas, or people together; "This fact is coupled to the other one"; "Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?"; "The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project"
--2 is one way to join, bring together
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
- checkmate, mate - place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game; "Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves"
--3 is one way to beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
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