'Mated' definitions:
Definition of 'mated'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Mated'
From: GCIDE
- Mate \Mate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mated; p. pr. & vb. n. Mating.]
- 1. To match; to marry. [1913 Webster]
- If she be mated with an equal husband. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To match one's self against; to oppose as equal; to compete with. [1913 Webster]
- There is no passion in the mind of man so weak but it mates and masters the fear of death. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- I, . . . in the way of loyalty and truth, . . . Dare mate a sounder man than Surrey can be. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To breed; to bring (animals) together for the purpose of breeding; as, she mated a doberman with a German shepherd. [PJC]
- 4. To join together; to fit together; to connect; to link; as, he mated a saw blade to a broom handle to cut inaccessible branches. [PJC]
Definition of 'mated'
From: GCIDE
- mated \mated\ adj.
- 1. Brought together for sexual activity; bred; -- of animals. [WordNet 1.5]
- 2. Sorted into pairs of identical size, color, or other properties; -- used of gloves, socks, etc.
- Syn: paired. [WordNet 1.5]
- 3. Same as married. Opposite of unmarried; as, they were a devoted couple, mated for life. [WordNet 1.5]
Synonyms of 'mated'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- allied,
- assembled,
- associated,
- banded together,
- biconjugate,
- bigeminate,
- bijugate,
- bound,
- bracketed,
- collected,
- conjoined,
- conjugate,
- conjugated,
- connected,
- copulate,
- coupled,
- gathered,
- hand-in-glove,
- hand-in-hand,
- incorporated,
- integrated,
- intimate,
- joined,
- knotted,
- leagued,
- linked,
- married,
- matched,
- merged,
- one,
- paired,
- partnered,
- spliced,
- tied,
- undivided,
- united,
- unseparated,
- wedded,
- yoked