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There are two words in English spelled '''ate''' - one preferably with [[upper case]] '''A'''. Thery are different in origin, meaning and pronunciation - and each, confusingly, has two pronunciations in British English.
*'''Ate''', with the capital, is the name of a goddess worshipped by the ancient [[Greek]]s. Called á¼„Ï„Î· in the original [[Greek]] alphabet, the name is pronounced with two syllables: 'AH-tay', {{IPA|ËˆÉ‘Ë te}} or 'EH-ty', /ËˆeÉªt Éª/. Ate is a personification of infatuation or folly, usually divinely inflicted, which ruins men victim to it. She is the goddess of mischief, causing trouble and destruction wherever she goes on the earth, 'treading on the heads of men'.
*The common word '''ate''' is the [[past tense]] form of the irregular verb 'to '''eat'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>. For how it is said, go to [[ate (pronunciation)]].

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 There are two words in English spelled '''ate''' - one preferably with [[upper case]] '''A'''. Thery are different in origin, meaning and pronunciation - and each, confusingly, has two pronunciations in British English.
-*'''Ate''', with the capital, is the name of a goddess worshipped by the ancient [[Greek]]s. Called á¼„Ï„Î· in the original [[Greek]] alphabet, the name is pronounced with two syllables: 'AH-tay', {{IPA|ËˆÉ‘Ë te}} or 'EH-ty', /ËˆeÉªt Éª/. Ate is a personification of infatuation or folly, usually divinely inflicted, which ruins men victim to it. She is the goddess of mischief, causing trouble and destruction wherever she goes on the earth, 'treading on the heads of men'.
+*'''Ate''', with the capital, is the name of a goddess worshipped by the ancient [[Greek]]s. Called ἄτη· in the original [[Greek]] alphabet, the name is pronounced with two syllables: 'EH-ty', {{IPA|ˈeɪt iː}}, or 'AH-tay', /ˈɑːt ɪ/. Ate is a personification of infatuation or folly, usually divinely inflicted, which ruins men victim to it. She is the goddess of mischief, causing trouble and destruction wherever she goes on the earth, 'treading on the heads of men'.
-*The common word '''ate''' is the [[past tense]] form of the irregular verb 'to '''eat'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>. For how it is said, go to [[ate (pronunciation)]].
+*The common word '''ate''' is the [[past tense]] form of the irregular verb 'to '''[[eat]]'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>. For how it is said, go to [[ate (pronunciation)]].
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PeterWilson at 12:14, 13 December 2015

PeterWilson: New page: There are two words in English spelled '''ate''' - one preferably with upper case '''A'''. Thery are different in origin, meaning and pronunciation - and each, confusingly, has two pro...