amate Meaning, Definition & Usage

A*mate" transitive verb
Etymology
OF. amater, amatir.
Definitions
  1. To dismay; to dishearten; to daunt. Obs. or Archaic
    The Silures, to amate the new general, rumored the overthrow greater than was true. Milton.
A*mate" transitive verb
Etymology
Pref. a- + mate.
Definitions
  1. To be a mate to; to match. Obs. Spenser.

Webster 1913