To convert or form a compound into an amide or to treat with amide-containing reagents in chemistry.
From 'amide' + '-ate' (verb suffix), following standard chemical nomenclature conventions. The '-ate' suffix indicates chemical conversion or treatment.
In chemistry, '-ate' verbs describe transformations—to amidate is to give something the properties of an amide, like how 'oxidate' means to add oxygen, except here you're adding amide character to a molecule.
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