1. Of or relating to a marriage partner
   "They were a well-mated couple, complementing each other's strengths"
    
2. Mated sexually
   "The mated pair of birds built their nest together"
    
3. Occurring in pairs or as a pair
   "mated fangs";
   - paired

1. Engage in sexual intercourse
   "Birds mate in the spring";
   - copulate, pair, couple
    
2. Bring two objects, ideas, or people together
   "The designer mated complementary colours in the pattern";
   - match, couple, pair, twin
    
3. (chess) place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game
   "Kasparov mated his opponent after only a few moves";
   - checkmate

See also: married, matched, paired

Type of: beat, beat out, conjoin [formal], crush, join, shell [US], trounce, vanquish

Antonym: unmated

Encyclopedia: Mated