Topic: BIOLOGY
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Sense: 1-2
| Date: | 1500-1600 |
| Origin: | MATE1 |
| Date: | 1200-1300 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | mater, from mat 'checkmate', from Arabic |
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1 [intransitive]HBA if animals mate, they have sex to produce babies
2 [transitive]HBA to put animals together so that they will have sex and produce babies : 
Rabbits can be mated as early as six months old.
Rabbits can be mated as early as six months old.3 [transitive]DGB to achieve the checkmate of your opponent in chess
