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ate (āt, dial. et; Brit et, also āt)

transitive verb, intransitive verb

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Ate definition

Ate (ā′tē)

noun

Gr. Myth. the goddess personifying criminal folly or reckless ambition in human beings, which brings on punishment by Nemesis

Etymology: Gr Atē

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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