mate vs be intimate

be intimate vs mate

mate is a noun but be intimate is not a noun.

mate and be intimate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mate	Yes	No	Yes	No
be intimate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, be intimate is a hyponym of mate; that is, be intimate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than mate:

mate: engage in sexual intercourse
be intimate: have sexual intercourse with

Other hyponyms of mate include nick, bang, bed, bonk, do it, eff, fuck, get it on, get laid, have a go at it, have intercourse, have it away, have it off, have sex, hump, jazz, know, lie with, love, make love, make out, roll in the hay, screw, sleep together, sleep with, tread, serve, service, deflower, ruin, mount, ride, breed, cover, bugger, sodomise, sodomize, sodomise, sodomize.

mate (noun)	be intimate (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

mate (verb)	be intimate (verb)
place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game	have sexual intercourse with
engage in sexual intercourse
bring two objects, ideas, or people together

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