mated

Verb

mate (third-person singular simple present mates, present participle mating, simple past and past participle mated)

1. (intransitive) To match, fit together without space between.
   • The pieces of the puzzle mate perfectly.

   Synonyms:

   match, couple, pair

2. (intransitive) To copulate.
   • “In fact, the apes live with us, and have for many ages. We call them the first men—we speak their language quite as much as we do our own; only in the rituals of the temple do we make any attempt to retain our mother tongue. In time it will be forgotten, and we will speak only the language of the...1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 172

   Synonyms:

   couple, approach, cohabit, common, company, copulate, engage in sex, exchange flesh, have intimate relations, have marital relations

3. (intransitive) To pair in order to raise offspring.
4. (transitive) To arrange in matched pairs.
5. (transitive) To introduce (animals) together for the purpose of breeding.
6. (transitive) To copulate with.

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