agnate /ˈæɡneɪt/adjective 3noun 3forms 3 adjective3 •Related to someone by male connections or on the paternal side of the family. •allied; akinAssume more or less of a fictitious character, but congenial and agnate […] with the former. — 1829 •Having a similar semantic meaning.[...] we can talk about a swim, a drink, a look, even though swim, drink and look can also show up as verbs in agnate clauses. — 2013 noun3 •A relative whose relation is traced only through male members of the family.A great-grandfather is an agnate if he is your father’s father’s father. •Any paternal male relative. •A statement having a similar meaning to another, but a different structure. formsagnates · more agnate · most agnate