- 1[intransitive] mate (with something) (of two animals or birds) to have sex in order to produce young Do foxes ever mate with dogs? After mating, the female kills the male. see mating
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- 2[transitive] mate something (to/with something) to put animals or birds together so that they will have sex and produce young
- 3mate somebody/something = checkmate
mate
verbNAmE//meɪt//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they mate he / she / it mates
past simple mated
-ing form mating
Check pronunciation: mate