Words that rhyme with magnate

  • abate
    v 1: make less active or intense [syn: slake, abate, slack] 2: become less in amount or intensity; "The storm abated"; "The rain let up after a few hours" [syn: abate, let up, slack off, slack, die away]
  • agnate
    adj 1: related on the father's side; "a paternal aunt" [syn: agnate, agnatic, paternal] n 1: one related on the father's side [syn: agnate, patrikin, patrilineal kin, patrisib, patrilineal sib]
  • at
    n 1: a highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series); a decay product of uranium and thorium [syn: astatine, At, atomic number 85] 2: 100 at equal 1 kip in Laos
  • 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]
  • cognate
    adj 1: related in nature; "connate qualities" [syn: connate, cognate] 2: having the same ancestral language; "cognate languages" 3: related by blood [syn: akin(p), blood-related, cognate, consanguine, consanguineous, consanguineal, kin(p)] n 1: one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another [syn: blood relation, blood relative, cognate, sib] 2: a word is cognate with another if both derive from the same word in an ancestral language [syn: cognate, cognate word]
  • collate
    v 1: compare critically; of texts 2: to assemble in proper sequence; "collate the papers"
  • 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"
  • conflate
    v 1: mix together different elements; "The colors blend well" [syn: blend, flux, mix, conflate, commingle, immix, fuse, coalesce, meld, combine, merge]
  • crate
    n 1: a rugged box (usually made of wood); used for shipping 2: the quantity contained in a crate [syn: crate, crateful] v 1: put into a crate; as for protection; "crate the paintings before shipping them to the museum" [ant: uncrate]
  • create
    v 1: make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" [syn: make, create] 2: bring into existence; "The company was created 25 years ago"; "He created a new movement in painting" 3: pursue a creative activity; be engaged in a creative activity; "Don't disturb him--he is creating" 4: invest with a new title, office, or rank; "Create one a peer" 5: create by artistic means; "create a poem"; "Schoenberg created twelve-tone music"; "Picasso created Cubism"; "Auden made verses" [syn: create, make] 6: create or manufacture a man-made product; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries" [syn: produce, make, create]
  • date
    n 1: the specified day of the month; "what is the date today?" [syn: date, day of the month] 2: a participant in a date; "his date never stopped talking" [syn: date, escort] 3: a meeting arranged in advance; "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date" [syn: date, appointment, engagement] 4: a particular but unspecified point in time; "they hoped to get together at an early date" [syn: date, particular date] 5: the present; "they are up to date"; "we haven't heard from them to date" 6: the particular day, month, or year (usually according to the Gregorian calendar) that an event occurred; "he tried to memorizes all the dates for his history class" 7: a particular day specified as the time something happens; "the date of the election is set by law" 8: sweet edible fruit of the date palm with a single long woody seed v 1: go on a date with; "Tonight she is dating a former high school sweetheart" 2: stamp with a date; "The package is dated November 24" [syn: date, date stamp] 3: assign a date to; determine the (probable) date of; "Scientists often cannot date precisely archeological or prehistorical findings" 4: date regularly; have a steady relationship with; "Did you know that she is seeing an older man?"; "He is dating his former wife again!" [syn: go steady, go out, date, see] 5: provide with a dateline; mark with a date; "She wrote the letter on Monday but she dated it Saturday so as not to reveal that she procrastinated"
  • debate
    n 1: a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal; "the argument over foreign aid goes on and on" [syn: argument, argumentation, debate] 2: the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote) [syn: debate, disputation, public debate] v 1: argue with one another; "We debated the question of abortion"; "John debated Mary" 2: think about carefully; weigh; "They considered the possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your mind" [syn: consider, debate, moot, turn over, deliberate] 3: discuss the pros and cons of an issue [syn: debate, deliberate] 4: have an argument about something [syn: argue, contend, debate, fence]
  • desalinate
    v 1: remove salt from; "desalinate water" [syn: desalinate, desalt, desalinize, desalinise] [ant: salinate]
  • designate
    adj 1: appointed but not yet installed in office v 1: assign a name or title to [syn: designate, denominate] 2: give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) [syn: delegate, designate, depute, assign] 3: indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively; "I showed the customer the glove section"; "He pointed to the empty parking space"; "he indicated his opponents" [syn: indicate, point, designate, show] 4: decree or designate beforehand; "She was destined to become a great pianist" [syn: destine, fate, doom, designate] 5: design or destine; "She was intended to become the director" [syn: intend, destine, designate, specify]
  • electromagnet
    n 1: a temporary magnet made by coiling wire around an iron core; when current flows in the coil the iron becomes a magnet
  • impregnate
    v 1: fill, as with a certain quality; "The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide" [syn: impregnate, infuse, instill, tincture] 2: infuse or fill completely; "Impregnate the cloth with alcohol" [syn: impregnate, saturate] 3: fertilize and cause to grow; "the egg was impregnated" 4: make pregnant; "He impregnated his wife again" [syn: impregnate, knock up, bang up, prang up]
  • indoctrinate
    v 1: teach doctrines to; teach uncritically; "The Moonies indoctrinate their disciples"
  • peregrinate
    v 1: travel around, through, or over, especially on foot; "peregrinate the bridge"
  • pollinate
    v 1: fertilize by transfering pollen [syn: pollinate, pollenate, cross-pollinate]
  • 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]
  • ternate
    adj 1: (of a leaf shape) consisting of three leaflets or sections
  • pronate
    v 1: turn the forearm or the hand so that the palm is directed downwards
  • adnate
    adj 1: of unlike parts or organs; growing closely attached; "a calyx adnate to the ovary" [ant: connate]
  • fluorinate
  • italianate
  • aydt
  • zonate
  • ait
  • reclinate
  • selenate
  • ferromagnet
  • triternate

See also magnate definition and magnate synonyms