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love vs mate

mate vs love

love and mate both are nouns.

love and mate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
love Yes No Yes No
mate Yes No Yes No
As verbs, mate is a hypernym of love; that is, mate is a word with a broader meaning than love:
  • love: have sexual intercourse with
  • mate: engage in sexual intercourse
Other hypernyms of love include copulate, couple, pair.
love (noun) mate (noun)
sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king
any object of warm affection or devotion an exact duplicate
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate
a deep feeling of sexual desire and attraction a person's partner in marriage
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner)
a score of zero in tennis or squash 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
love (verb) mate (verb)
have sexual intercourse with place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game
have a great affection or liking for engage in sexual intercourse
be enamored or in love with bring two objects, ideas, or people together
get pleasure from
Difference between love and mate

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