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Ate

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Ate (ā`tē), in Greek mythology, personification of the rash temper that leads men to folly and misfortune. She was the daughter of Zeus, who, angered by her mischief, cast her from Olympus. In Greek tragedy she was an avenger of evil deeds and thus was similar to Nemesis and the Furies.
ATE
(Automated Test Equipment) Machines that test electronic systems, primarily chips. See EDA.
Ate
goddess of wickedness, mischief, and infatuation. [Gk. Myth.: Parrinder, 32]
See : Evil

Ate
goddess of evil and mischief. [Gk. Myth.: Parrinder, 33; Kravitz, 39]


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Fouquet ate from a gold service, which artists in his own employ had modeled and cast for him alone.
Observing that they themselves did not touch them, I was careful only to pretend to taste my portion; but my companions, being very hungry, rashly ate up all that was set before them, and very soon I had the horror of seeing them become perfectly mad.
The kind Mouse agreed, but the Cat slunk under the town wall to the church, and ate up half of the pot of fat.
 
 
 
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