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Definition of ATE

past of eat

Rhymes with ATE

ait, bait, bate, blate, cate, crate, date, eight, fate, fete, freight, gait, gate, grate, great, haet, hate, late, mate, pate, plait, plate, prate, quoit, rate, sate, skate, slate, spate, state, straight, strait, teth, trait, wait, weight

Ate

noun \ˈä-tē, ˈā-(ˌ)tē; ˈä-ˌtā\

Definition of ATE

: a Greek goddess personifying foolhardy and ruinous impulse

Origin of ATE

Greek Atē

First Known Use: 1583

Other Mythology and Folklore Terms

elysian, fay, muse, nimbus, phoenix

Rhymes with ATE

dotty, grotty, knotty, plotty, potty, snotty, spotty, squatty

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past of eat

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past of eat

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