1. amate - Noun
2. amate - Verb
To dismay; to dishearten; to daunt.
To be a mate to; to match.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAleem Saad Amate, president of the United Imams of the Philippines, said Muslims have learned to compromise with the new protocols set by the World Health Organization on those who died of infectious diseases. Source: Internet
So he proposed to Amate they start cooking and selling a Venezuelan appetizer called a tequeno - small cheese sticks wrapped in fried dough. Source: Internet