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make love vs mate

mate vs make love

make love is not a noun while mate is a noun.

make love and mate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
make love No No Yes No
mate Yes No Yes No
As verbs, mate is a hypernym of make love; that is, mate is a word with a broader meaning than make love:
  • make love: have sexual intercourse with
  • mate: engage in sexual intercourse
Other hypernyms of make love include copulate, couple, pair.
make love (noun) mate (noun)
a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king
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
make 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
engage in sexual intercourse
bring two objects, ideas, or people together
Difference between make love and mate

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