| -ate 1 suff. 1. a. Having: nervate. b. Characterized by: Latinate. c. Resembling: lyrate. 2. a. One that is characterized by: laminate. b. Rank; office: rabbinate. 3. To act upon in a specified manner: acidulate. [Ultimately from Latin -  tus, past participle suff. of verbs in -re.] |
| -ate 2 suff. 1. A derivative of a specified chemical compound or element: aluminate. 2. A salt or ester of a specified acid whose name ends in -ic: acetate. [New Latin - tum, from Latin, neuter of -tus, past participle suff. of verbs in -re.] |
| -ate A suffix used to form the name of a salt or ester of an acid whose name ends in -ic, such as acetate, a salt or ester of acetic acid. Such salts or esters have one oxygen atom more than corresponding salts or esters with names ending in -ite. For example, a sulfate is a salt of sulfuric acid and contains the group SO4, while a sulfite contains SO3. Compare -ite. |
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