Mate, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Mated; p. pr. & vb. n.Mating.] 1. To match; to marry.
If she be mated with an equal husband. Shak.
2. To match one's self against; to oppose as equal; to compete with.
There is no passion in the mind of man so weak but it mates and masters the fear of death. Bacon.
I,... in the way of loyalty and truth,...
Dare mate a sounder man than Surrey can be. Shak.