duplicate vs mate

mate vs duplicate

duplicate and mate both are nouns.

duplicate is an adjective but mate is not an adjective.

duplicate and mate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
duplicate	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
mate	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, mate is a hyponym of duplicate; that is, mate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than duplicate:

duplicate: a copy that corresponds to an original exactly
mate: an exact duplicate

Other hyponyms of duplicate include backup, computer backup, counterpart, similitude, twin, match.

duplicate (noun)	mate (noun)
a copy that corresponds to an original exactly	a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king
something additional of the same kind	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

duplicate (adjective)	mate (adjective)
being two identical
identically copied from an original

duplicate (verb)	mate (verb)
increase twofold	place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game
make or do or perform again	engage in sexual intercourse
make a duplicate or duplicates of	bring two objects, ideas, or people together
duplicate or match

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