Words that rhyme with catenate

  • agglutinate
    adj 1: united as if by glue [syn: agglutinate, agglutinative] v 1: string together (morphemes in an agglutinating language) 2: clump together; as of bacteria, red blood cells, etc.
  • alternate
    adj 1: every second one of a series; "the cleaning lady comes on alternate Wednesdays"; "jam every other day"- the White Queen 2: serving or used in place of another; "an alternative plan" [syn: alternate, alternative, substitute] 3: occurring by turns; first one and then the other; "alternating feelings of love and hate" [syn: alternate(a), alternating(a)] 4: of leaves and branches etc; first on one side and then on the other in two ranks along an axis; not paired; "stems with alternate leaves" [ant: opposite, paired] n 1: someone who takes the place of another person [syn: surrogate, alternate, replacement] v 1: go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions [syn: alternate, jump] 2: exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions 3: be an understudy or alternate for a role [syn: understudy, alternate] 4: reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) [syn: interchange, tack, switch, alternate, flip, flip- flop] 5: do something in turns; "We take turns on the night shift" [syn: alternate, take turns]
  • archidiaconate
    n 1: office or position of an archdeacon
  • ate
    n 1: goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
  • await
    v 1: look forward to the probable occurrence of; "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted" [syn: expect, look, await, wait]
  • backdate
    v 1: make effective from an earlier date; "The increase in tax was backdated to January"
  • bait
    n 1: anything that serves as an enticement [syn: bait, come- on, hook, lure, sweetener] 2: something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed [syn: bait, decoy, lure] v 1: harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie" [syn: tease, razz, rag, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride] 2: lure, entice, or entrap with bait 3: attack with dogs or set dogs upon
  • bate
    v 1: moderate or restrain; lessen the force of; "He bated his breath when talking about this affair"; "capable of bating his enthusiasm" 2: flap the wings wildly or frantically; used of falcons 3: soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments; "bate hides and skins"
  • berate
    v 1: censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup" [syn: call on the carpet, take to task, rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, scold, chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, lambaste, lambast]
  • cachinnate
    v 1: laugh loudly and in an unrestrained way
  • carbonate
    n 1: a salt or ester of carbonic acid (containing the anion CO3) v 1: turn into a carbonate 2: treat with carbon dioxide; "Carbonated soft drinks"
  • concatenate
    v 1: combine two strings to form a single one 2: add by linking or joining so as to form a chain or series; "concatenate terms"; "concatenate characters"
  • consternate
    v 1: fill with anxiety, dread, dismay, or confusion; "After the terrorist attack, people look consternated"
  • coordinate
    adj 1: of equal importance, rank, or degree n 1: a number that identifies a position relative to an axis [syn: coordinate, co-ordinate] v 1: bring order and organization to; "Can you help me organize my files?" [syn: organize, organise, coordinate] 2: bring into common action, movement, or condition; "coordinate the painters, masons, and plumbers"; "coordinate his actions with that of his colleagues"; "coordinate our efforts" 3: be co-ordinated; "These activities coordinate well" 4: bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable coordination correlation; "align the wheels of my car"; "ordinate similar parts" [syn: align, ordinate, coordinate]
  • detonate
    v 1: cause to burst with a violent release of energy; "We exploded the nuclear bomb" [syn: explode, detonate, blow up, set off] 2: burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction;"the bomb detonated at noon"; "The Molotov cocktail exploded" [syn: detonate, explode, blow up]
  • hibernate
    v 1: sleep during winter; "Bears must eat a lot of food before they hibernate in their caves" [syn: hibernate, hole up] [ant: aestivate, estivate] 2: be in an inactive or dormant state
  • intonate
    v 1: speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone; "please intonate with sadness" [syn: intonate, intone] 2: recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm; "The rabbi chanted a prayer" [syn: chant, intone, intonate, cantillate]
  • iodinate
    v 1: cause to combine with iodine; "iodinate thyroxine" [ant: de-iodinate]
  • machinate
    v 1: arrange by systematic planning and united effort; "machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director's office" [syn: organize, organise, prepare, devise, get up, machinate] 2: engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together; "They conspired to overthrow the government" [syn: conspire, cabal, complot, conjure, machinate]
  • magnate
    n 1: a very wealthy or powerful businessman; "an oil baron" [syn: baron, big businessman, business leader, king, magnate, mogul, power, top executive, tycoon]
  • procrastinate
    v 1: postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days" [syn: procrastinate, stall, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, shillyshally, dilly-dally, dillydally] 2: postpone or delay needlessly; "He procrastinated the matter until it was almost too late"
  • rabbinate
    n 1: rabbis collectively 2: the office or function of a rabbi
  • stagnate
    v 1: stand still; "Industry will stagnate if we do not stimulate our economy" 2: cause to stagnate; "There are marshes that stagnate the waters" 3: cease to flow; stand without moving; "Stagnating waters"; "blood stagnates in the capillaries" 4: be idle; exist in a changeless situation; "The old man sat and stagnated on his porch"; "He slugged in bed all morning" [syn: idle, laze, slug, stagnate] [ant: work]
  • subordinate
    adj 1: lower in rank or importance [syn: subordinate, low- level] [ant: dominant] 2: subject or submissive to authority or the control of another; "a subordinate kingdom" [ant: insubordinate] 3: (of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence; "a subordinate (or dependent) clause functions as a noun or adjective or adverb within a sentence" [syn: dependent, subordinate] [ant: independent, main(a)] n 1: an assistant subject to the authority or control of another [syn: subordinate, subsidiary, underling, foot soldier] 2: a word that is more specific than a given word [syn: hyponym, subordinate, subordinate word] v 1: rank or order as less important or consider of less value; "Art is sometimes subordinated to Science in these schools" 2: make subordinate, dependent, or subservient; "Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler" [syn: subordinate, subdue]
  • sultanate
    n 1: country or territory ruled by a sultan
  • turbinate
    adj 1: of or relating to the scroll-shaped turbinate bones in the nasal passages 2: in the shape of a coil [syn: coiling, helical, spiral, spiraling, volute, voluted, whorled, turbinate] n 1: any of the scrolled spongy bones of the nasal passages in man and other vertebrates [syn: turbinate bone, turbinate, turbinal]
  • latinate
    adj 1: derived from or imitative of Latin
  • shogunate
    n 1: a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) [syn: dictatorship, absolutism, authoritarianism, Caesarism, despotism, monocracy, one-man rule, shogunate, Stalinism, totalitarianism, tyranny]
  • polycarbonate
  • aydt
  • ait
  • titanate
  • diaconate
  • subdiaconate

See also catenate definition and catenate synonyms