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amate
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amate, v. t. [OF. amater, amatir.].
To dismay; to dishearten; to daunt. [1913 Webster]
"The Silures, to amate the new general, rumored the overthrow greater than was true." [1913 Webster]
amate, v. t. [Pref. a- + mate.].
To be a mate to; to match. Spenser. [1913 Webster]
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