mate vs spouse equivalent

spouse equivalent vs mate

mate and spouse equivalent both are nouns.

mate is a verb but spouse equivalent is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mate	Yes	No	Yes	No
spouse equivalent	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, spouse equivalent is a hypernym of mate; that is, spouse equivalent is a word with a broader meaning than mate:

mate: a person's partner in marriage
spouse equivalent: a person (not necessarily a spouse) with whom you cohabit and share a long-term sexual relationship

Other hypernyms of mate include domestic partner, significant other, spousal equivalent, relation, relative.

mate (noun)	spouse equivalent (noun)
a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king	a person (not necessarily a spouse) with whom you cohabit and share a long-term sexual relationship
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)	spouse equivalent (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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