Amate \A*mate"\, v. t. [OF. amater, amatir.] To dismay; to dishearten; to daunt. [Obs. or Archaic] The Silures, to amate the new general, rumored the overthrow greater than was true. --Milton. Amate \A*mate"\, v. t. [Pref. a- + mate.] To be a mate to; to match. [Obs.] --Spenser.