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Definition of "enate" [e•nate]

  • Growing outward. (adjective)
  • Related on the mother's side. (adjective)
  • A relative on one's mother's side. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "enate" in a sentence
  • "I don't think LBJ was ever a powerful voice in the "enate" either, but I could be mistaken."
  • "She was never a powerful force in the enate, and the Republicans will have NOTHING to gain by working with her, if she becomes president."
  • "DaddyD: "She was never a powerful force in the enate ...""