Tag Archives: Word Play

I am trying to think up words with ‘ate’ in them. “ate” can come in any part of the word. How many can you think of?

Fascinate
Deliberate
Donate
Create
Ruminate
Cogitate
Ex foliate
State
Irate
Sate
Plate
Crate
Mate
Berate
Testate
Venerate
Date
Gate
Oxygenate
Rate
Belate
Striate
obliterate
Hate
Potassium Bromate
Negotiate
Automate
Gesticulate
Nauseate
Infuriate
Operate
Facilitate
Masturbate
Ate
Translate
Ungulate
Obfuscate
Interrogate
Substrate
Obligate
[Re]iterate
Serrate
[Under]rate
Berate
Mandate
Date
Postdate
Advocate
Obliviate (for the Harry Potter fans)
Castigate
Gates
Gated
Spate
Congratulate
Constipate
Rollerskate
Elate
insinuate
Menstruate
Flagellate
Substrate
Slate
Alienate
Coagulate
Fate
Instigate
Articulate
Originate
Postulate
Propagate
Agate
Acetate
Vegetate
Relate
Correlate
Corroborate
Collaborate
Skater
Obstinate
Ostintate
Pollinate
Ostinate
Designate
Desecrate
Accumulate
Procrastinate
Inordinate
accentuate
defenestrate
Colgate
demonstrate
articulate
magistrate
accumulate
ornate
asculate
osculate
concentrate
negate
elevate
placate
abate
abatement
abbreviate
accelerate
decelerate
exacerbate
acrylate
actuate
discriminate
intoxicate
dislocate
assimilate
dominate

(Thanks to my friends at Chawlk for helping to add to this!)