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1. (v.t.) bate
to moderate or restrain:
to bate one's enthusiasm.
2. bate
to lessen or diminish; abate.
3. (v.i.) bate
to diminish or subside; abate.
4. (v.i.) bate
(of a hawk) to flutter the wings, as in anger or fear.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME: to beat, flap (wings, etc.) < MF (se) batre&indirdesc; L battuere to beat)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) bate
moderate or restrain; lessen the force of
"He bated his breath when talking about this affair"; "capable of bating his enthusiasm"
2. (verb) bate
flap the wings wildly or frantically; used of falcons
3. (verb) bate
soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments
"bate hides and skins"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) BATE
strife; contention
2. (noun) BATE
see 2d Bath
3. (noun) BATE
an alkaline solution consisting of the dung of certain animals; -- employed in the preparation of hides; grainer
4. BATE
imp. of Bite
5. (verb) BATE
to lessen by retrenching, deducting, or reducing; to abate; to beat down; to lower
6. (verb) BATE
to allow by way of abatement or deduction
7. (verb) BATE
to leave out; to except
8. (verb) BATE
to remove
9. (verb) BATE
to deprive of
10. (verb) BATE
to remit or retrench a part; -- with of
11. (verb) BATE
to waste away
12. (verb) BATE
to attack; to bait
13. (verb) BATE
to flutter as a hawk; to bait
14. (verb) BATE
to steep in bate, as hides, in the manufacture of leather
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