agnate
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agnate
- /ˈæɡneɪt/
Rhymes with -æɡneɪt
noun agnates
- 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.
Opposite: enate
adjective more agnate · most agnate
- Related to someone by male connections or on the paternal side of the family.
- allied; akin Assume more or less of a fictitious character, but congenial and agnate […] with the former.
- 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.
Similar: agnatic, patrilineal
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noun
Opposite: enate
adjective
Similar: agnatic, patrilineal
Translations
Talk about this word "agnate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/agnate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. agnate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/agnate "agnate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/agnate.Cite this
@misc{agnate_2026,
title = {agnate},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/agnate},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
