mismatch vs mate

mate vs mismatch

mismatch and mate both are nouns.

mismatch and mate both are verbs.

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

As verbs, mate is a hypernym of mismatch; that is, mate is a word with a broader meaning than mismatch:

mismatch: match badly; match two objects or people that do not go together
mate: bring two objects, ideas, or people together

Other hypernyms of mismatch include couple, match, pair, twin.

mismatch (noun)	mate (noun)
a bad or unsuitable match	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

mismatch (verb)	mate (verb)
match badly; match two objects or people that do not go together	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 mismatch and mate

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