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bate
1[ beyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to moderate or restrain:
unable to bate our enthusiasm.
- to lessen or diminish; abate:
setbacks that bated his hopes.
verb (used without object)
- to diminish or subside; abate.
bate
2[ beyt ]
verb (used without object)
- (of a hawk) to flutter its wings and attempt to escape in a fit of anger or fear.
noun
- a state of violent anger or fear.
bate
3[ beyt ]
verb (used with or without object)
- Tanning. to soak (leather) after liming in an alkaline solution to soften it and remove the lime.
noun
- the solution used.
bate
1/ beɪt /
noun
- slang.a bad temper or rage
bate
2/ beɪt /
verb
- intr (of hawks) to jump violently from a perch or the falconer's fist, often hanging from the leash while struggling to escape
bate
4/ beɪt /
verb
- to soak (skin or hides) in a special solution to soften them and remove chemicals used in previous treatments
noun
- the solution used
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bate1
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Idioms and Phrases
- with bated breath. bated ( def 3 ).
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Example Sentences
Jonathan Bate argues in the TLS that Swinburne was a master metrician as well as a pioneer in changing sexual attitudes.
The measure of oil also, a bate of oil is the tenth part of a core: and ten bates make a core: for ten bates fill a core.
He bate th' champeen iv the' wurruld last week be a scoore iv wan hundhred an' eighty-two to siventy-six.
De kote had to bate de trap wid one warmint ter catch anudder one.
Pend upon it boss, Miss Alice is ergwine to bite at the hook fore yu flings out de bate.
I nevertheless still loved Truth, and would bate no jot of my allegiance to her.
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