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mater.

to checkmate

5 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

verb/ma.te/
  1. to checkmate

    transitive
  2. to suppress, quell (a revolution, person, insurrection)

    figuratively · transitive
Where this word comes from

From mat (“mate”) + -er.

verb/ma.te/
  1. to ogle, to check out, to watch (e.g. an attractive person)

    slang · transitive
Where this word comes from

Uncertain, perhaps from Spanish mata (“bush”).

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