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brute vs mate

mate vs brute

brute and mate both are nouns.

brute is an adjective but mate is not an adjective.

brute is not a verb while mate is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
brute Yes Yes No No
mate Yes No Yes No
As nouns, mate is a hyponym of brute; that is, mate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than brute:
  • brute: a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
  • mate: the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner)
Other hyponyms of brute include pest, critter, creepy-crawly, darter, peeper, homeotherm, homoiotherm, homotherm, ectotherm, poikilotherm, range animal, varment, varmint, scavenger, work animal, domestic animal, domesticated animal, feeder, migrator, molter, moulter, pet, stayer, stunt, marine animal, marine creature, sea animal, sea creature, female, male, adult, offspring, young, pureblood, purebred, thoroughbred, giant, survivor, mutant, herbivore, insectivore, acrodont, pleurodont, zooplankton, conceptus, embryo, fertilized egg, chordate, invertebrate, metazoan, omnivore, predator, predatory animal, prey, quarry, game, hexapod, biped, larva, racer, fictional animal, captive, albino, spirit animal.
brute (noun) mate (noun)
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king
a cruelly rapacious person an exact duplicate
South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate
a person's partner in marriage
the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner)
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
informal term for a friend of the same sex
a fellow member of a team
South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea
one of a pair
brute (adjective) mate (adjective)
resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
brute (verb) mate (verb)
place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game
engage in sexual intercourse
bring two objects, ideas, or people together
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