-ate

-ate
-ate /ət, ɪt, eɪt/ suffix1. [in adjectives] full of or showing a particular quality:
    affectionate (=showing love)
2. [in verbs] to make something have a particular quality:
    activate (=make something start working)
    regulate (=control something or make it regular)
3. [in nouns] a group of people with particular duties:
    the electorate (=voters)
4. [in nouns] the job, rank, or degree of a particular type of person:
    She was awarded her doctorate (=PhD).
5. [in nouns] a chemical salt formed from a particular acid:
    phosphate
—-ately /ətli, ɪtli/ [in adverbs]:
    fortunately

-ate suffix (in adjectives 构成形容词) full of or having the quality of 充满…的；有…性质的◆passionate充满热情的◆Italianate意大利风格的 (in verbs 构成动词) to give the thing or quality mentioned to 赋予某物；给予…性质◆hyphenate用连字符连接◆activate使活动 (in nouns 构成名词) the status or function of （表示地位或职能）◆a doctorate博士学位 (in nouns 构成名词) a group with the status or function of （表示有地位或职能的群体）◆the electorate全体选民(chemistry 化学) (in nouns 构成名词) a salt formed by the action of a particular acid （酸作用形成的）盐◆sulphate硫酸盐