amate /əˈmɑːteɪ/noun 2/əˈmeɪt/ verb 2forms 3 noun2 •Paper produced from the bark of adult Ficus trees. •An art form based on Mexican bark painting from the Otomi culture. amate /əˈmeɪt/ verb2 •(no longer used) To dishearten, dismay.Shall I accuse the hidden cruell fate, / And mightie causes wrought in heauen aboue, / Or the blind God, that doth me thus amate, / For hoped loue to winne me certaine hate? — 1590 •(no longer used) To be a mate to; to match.More lucklesse disadventures did amate — 1590 formsamated · amating · amates