Words With "ATE"

Q: How many English words contain "ate"?

Our dictionary contains 2,217 common English words with ATE somewhere in them. The exact total in all of English is somewhat higher; rarer technical terms aren't in this list.

Q: What are some examples of words with "ate"?

Common examples: abate, abated, abatement, abates, abbreviate, abbreviated.

2,217 English words that contain the letters ATE anywhere in the word.

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The letter chunk ATE shows up across 2,217 English words. Recognizing common chunks like this is a big part of becoming a fluent reader.

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3-Letter Words (1)

ate

4-Letter Words (7)

bate date fate gate hate late mate

5-Letter Words (26)

abate agate bated bates cater crate dated dates eaten eater elate fated fates gated gates grate hated hater hates irate later latex mated mates oaten orate

8-Letter Words (185)

abdicate abnegate abrogate accurate acetates activate actuated actuates adequate adulated adulates advocate agitated agitates alienate allocate amateurs amputate animated animates annotate anteater antedate apostate arrogate aspirate ateliers automate backdate castrate category caterers catering celibate chateaus cheaters climates cogitate cognates collated collates combated copulate cratered cremated cremates dateline debaters decimate decorate dedicate defeated defecate deflated deflates delegate delicate derogate desolate detonate deviated deviates dictated dictates dominate eateries educated educates elevated elevates elongate emaciate emanated emanates emigrate emirates emulated emulates enervate escalate estimate evacuate evaluate excavate execrate expiated expiates federate filtrate floaters frigates fumigate gatepost gateways generate gestated gestates graduate grateful greatest heatedly helpmate hesitate hydrated hydrates idolater imitated imitates immolate inchoate incubate indicate inflated inflates ingrates initiate innately innovate insulate intimate inundate irrigate irritate isolated isolates iterated iterates lacerate lactated lactates laminate lateness laterals laureate legatees levitate liberate literate litigate macerate magnates manatees mandated mandates marinate material maternal mediated mediates medicate meditate migrated migrates militate misstate mitigate moderate modulate motivate muscatel mutilate narrated narrates nauseate navigate neonates nitrated nitrates nominate numerate obdurate obligate obviated obviates operated operates ornately outdated overrate ovulated

9-Letter Words (313)

abatement abdicated abdicates abnegated abnegates abominate abrogated abrogates acclimate activated activates adumbrate advocated advocates affiliate aggravate aggregate alienated alienates alleviate allocated allocates alternate amputated amputates annotated annotates anteaters antedated antedates antiquate apostates appellate arbitrate arrogated arrogates aspirated aspirates associate attenuate automated automates backdated backdates backwater bagatelle belatedly bifurcate bilateral birthrate calculate calibrate caliphate candidate captivate carbonate castigate castrated castrates catechise catechism catechize caterings caterwaul celebrate celibates checkmate chocolate circulate classmate coagulate cogitated cogitates collocate conjugate consulate cooperate copulated copulates corporate correlate corrugate coruscate cratering culminate cultivate datelined datelines decimated decimates decorated decorates dedicated dedicates defecated defecates defoliate dehydrate delegated delegates delineate demarcate denigrate deprecate derogated derogates desecrate desiccate designate desolated desolates desperate detonated detonates devastate dishwater dislocate disparate dissipate doctorate dominated dominates downstate duplicate eggbeater ejaculate elaborate eliminate elongated elongates elucidate emaciated emaciates emigrated emigrates enervated enervates entreated enumerate enunciate eradicate escalated escalates estimated estimates evacuated evacuates evaluated evaluates evaporate eventuate excavated excavates excoriate exculpate execrated execrates exonerate expatiate explicate expurgate extenuate extirpate extricate fabricate fascinate fatefully federated federates filtrated filtrates firewater floodgate fluctuate formulate fornicate fortunate fraternal frustrate fulminate

10-Letter Words (341)

abbreviate abominated abominates accelerate accentuate acclimated acclimates accumulate accurately adequately adjudicate adulterate adumbrated adumbrates affiliated affiliates aggravated aggravates aggregated aggregates alleviated alleviates alternated alternates amalgamate amateurish amateurism ameliorate animatedly annihilate anticipate antiquated antiquates appreciate arbitrated arbitrates articulate asphyxiate asseverate assimilate associated associates attenuated attenuates backwaters bagatelles bifurcated bifurcates birthrates breakwater browbeaten calculated calculates calibrated calibrates caliphates calumniate candidates capitulate captivated captivates carbonated carbonates castigated castigates catechised catechises catechisms catechized catechizes categories categorize caterwauls celebrated celebrates cheapskate checkmated checkmates chlorinate chocolates circulated circulates classmates coagulated coagulates collateral collegiate collocated collocates commentate compensate complicate conciliate confiscate congregate conjugated conjugates consecrate constipate consulates consummate cooperated cooperates coordinate correlated correlates corrugated corrugates coruscated coruscates culminated culminates cultivated cultivates datelining deactivate debilitate decapitate decelerate deescalate defoliated defoliates degenerate dehydrated dehydrates deliberate delicately delineated delineates demarcated demarcates denigrated denigrates denominate depopulate deprecated deprecates depreciate deregulate desalinate desecrated desecrates desiccated desiccates designated designates desolately devastated devastates dislocated dislocates dissipated dissipates dissociate distillate doctorates duplicated duplicates effectuate effeminate eggbeaters ejaculated ejaculates elaborated elaborates electorate eliminated eliminates elucidated elucidates emancipate emasculate enumerated enumerates enunciated enunciates episcopate equivocate eradicated eradicates

11-Letter Words (233)

abbreviated abbreviates accelerated accelerates accentuated accentuates accommodate accumulated accumulates adjudicated adjudicates adulterated adulterates agglomerate agglutinate alternately amalgamated amalgamates ameliorated ameliorates annihilated annihilates anticipated anticipates appreciated appreciates appropriate approximate articulated articulates asphyxiated asphyxiates assassinate asseverated asseverates assimilated assimilates barbiturate bilaterally boilerplate breakwaters breastplate caffeinated calumniated calumniates capitulated capitulates catechising catechizing categorical categorized categorizes caterpillar caterwauled certificate cheapskates chlorinated chlorinates collaborate commemorate commentated commentates commiserate communicate compensated compensates complicated complicates concatenate concentrate conciliated conciliates confederate confiscated confiscates congregated congregates consecrated consecrates considerate consolidate constipated constipates consummated consummates contaminate contemplate coordinated coordinates corroborate deactivated deactivates debilitated debilitates decapitated decapitates decelerated decelerates deescalated deescalates degenerated degenerates deliberated deliberates demonstrate denominated denominates depopulated depopulates depreciated depreciates deregulated deregulates desalinated desalinates desegregate desperately deteriorate determinate dilapidated directorate disseminate dissimulate dissociated dissociates distillates domesticate effectuated effectuates elaborately electorates emancipated emancipates emasculated emasculates encapsulate equilateral equivocated equivocates eviscerated eviscerates exacerbated exacerbates exaggerated exaggerates exasperated exasperates exhilarated exhilarates expatriated expatriates expectorate expostulate expropriate exterminate extrapolate facilitated facilitates flagellated flagellates fluoridated fluoridates fortunately fraternally fraternized fraternizes gatecrasher gesticulate guesstimate hallucinate hatefulness hydrogenate illiterates illuminated illuminates illustrated illustrates immediately impersonate importunate

12-Letter Words (146)

accommodated accommodates accurateness administrate affectionate agglomerated agglomerates agglutinated agglutinates amphitheater appropriated appropriates approximated approximates articulately assassinated assassinates authenticate barbiturates breastplates carbohydrate categorizing caterpillars caterwauling certificated certificates collaborated collaborates commemorated commemorates commensurate commiserated commiserates communicated communicates concatenated concatenates concentrated concentrates confederated confederates conglomerate congratulate consolidated consolidates contaminated contaminates contemplated contemplates corroborated corroborates decaffeinate deliberately delicatessen demonstrated demonstrates desegregated desegregates desolateness deteriorated deteriorates directorates disambiguate disassociate disconsolate discriminate disintegrate disseminated disseminates dissimulated dissimulates domesticated domesticates electroplate encapsulated encapsulates equilaterals expectorated expectorates expostulated expostulates expropriated expropriates exterminated exterminates extortionate extrapolated extrapolates fraternities fraternizing gatecrashers gesticulated gesticulates gratefulness guesstimated guesstimates hallucinated hallucinates hydrogenated hydrogenates illegitimate immaculately immoderately impersonated impersonates inaccurately inadequately inarticulate incapacitate incarcerated incarcerates incorporated incorporates incriminated incriminates indelicately indoctrinate inordinately intermediate interpolated interpolates interrelated interrelates interrogated interrogates invertebrate investigated investigates legitimately materialists materialized materializes matriculated matriculates miscalculate misstatement multilateral multivariate necessitated necessitates orchestrated orchestrates overestimate overpopulate participated participates

15-Letter Words (19)

appropriateness categorizations circumnavigated circumnavigates compassionately discombobulated discombobulates dispassionately hyperventilated hyperventilates inappropriately inconsiderately indeterminately intercollegiate materialization misappropriated misappropriates overcompensated overcompensates

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Common Questions

How many English words contain "ate"?

Our dictionary contains 2,217 common English words with ATE somewhere in them. The exact total in all of English is somewhat higher; rarer technical terms aren't in this list.

What are some examples of words with "ate"?

Common examples: abate, abated, abatement, abates, abbreviate, abbreviated.

What's special about the chunk "ate"?