-ate¹ (āt; for 2 & 3 it, āt) suffix
 1 forming verbs
 a) to become[evaporate, maturate]
 b) to cause to become[invalidate, rejuvenate]
 c) to form or produce[ulcerate]
 d) to provide or treat with[vaccinate]
 e) to put in the form of, or form by means of[delineate, triangulate]
 f) to arrange for[orchestrate]
 g) to combine, infuse, or treat with[oxygenate]
 2 forming adjectives
 a) of or characteristic of[collegiate, roseate]
 b) having or filled with[foliolate, passionate]
 c) Biol. having or characterized by[caudate]
 3 forming adjectives roughly equivalent to corresponding past participles ending in -ed[animate (animated), determinate (determined)]