potable vs mate

mate vs potable

potable and mate both are nouns.

potable is an adjective but mate is not an adjective.

potable is not a verb while mate is a verb.

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

As nouns, mate is a hyponym of potable; that is, mate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than potable:

potable: any liquid suitable for drinking
mate: South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate

Other hyponyms of potable include milk, wish-wash, potion, alcohol, alcoholic beverage, alcoholic drink, inebriant, intoxicant, hydromel, oenomel, near beer, ginger beer, mixer, cooler, refresher, smoothie, fizz, cider, cyder, chocolate, cocoa, drinking chocolate, hot chocolate, fruit crush, fruit juice, ade, fruit drink, soft drink, coffee, java, tea, tea-like drink, drinking water, horchata, parahoma.

potable (noun)	mate (noun)
any liquid suitable for drinking	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

potable (adjective)	mate (adjective)
suitable for drinking

potable (verb)	mate (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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