amate v.
使挫折, 使懊恼
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.