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1. checkmate

noun. ['ˈtʃɛkˌmeɪt'] complete victory.

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  • chekmat (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • eschec mat (Old French (842-ca. 1400))

Rhymes with Checkmate

  • acclimate
  • amalgamate
  • animate
  • approximate
  • automate
  • breakmate
  • classmate
  • consummate
  • decimate
  • dichromate
  • dichromate
  • estimate
  • glucosamate
  • glutamate
  • inmate
  • intimate
  • multimate
  • overestimate
  • papermate
  • phonemate

How do you pronounce checkmate?

Pronounce checkmate as ˈʧɛkˌmeɪt.

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2. checkmate

noun. ['ˈtʃɛkˌmeɪt'] a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king.

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  • chekmat (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • eschec mat (Old French (842-ca. 1400))

3. checkmate

verb. ['ˈtʃɛkˌmeɪt'] place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game.

Etymology

  • chekmat (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • eschec mat (Old French (842-ca. 1400))