Word: mandates
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: man
dates
Definition: Third-person singular of mandate; make mandatory
Morphemes:
Affix: mandate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: to make mandatory
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the third-person singular indicative present tense of verbs.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -es
Language: enm
Decoded: -es
Meaning: third person singular ending of verbs