~ 1
■ suffix forming nouns:
1》 denoting status or office: doctorate.
↘denoting a state or function: mandate.
2》 denoting a group: electorate.
3》 Chemistry denoting a salt or ester, especially of an acid with a corresponding name ending in -ic : chlorate.
4》 denoting a product of a chemical process: condensate.
Origin
from OFr. -at or L. -atus , -ata , -atum .
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~ 2
■ suffix
1》 forming adjectives and nouns such as associate .
2》 forming adjectives from Latin: caudate.
Origin
from L. -atus , -ata , -atum .
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~ 3
■ suffix forming verbs such as fascinate .
Origin
from ~ 2 ; orig. on the basis of past participial adjectives ending in -atus , later extended to Latin verbs ending in -are and French verbs ending in -er .