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bate

1  [beyt] verb, bat⋅ed, bat⋅ing.
Use bated in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to moderate or restrain: unable to bate our enthusiasm.
2. to lessen or diminish; abate: setbacks that bated his hopes.
–verb (used without object)
3. to diminish or subside; abate.
—Idiom
4. with bated breath, with breath drawn in or held because of anticipation or suspense: We watched with bated breath as the runners approached the finish line.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME, aph. var. of abate

bate

2  [beyt] verb, bat⋅ed, bat⋅ing, noun
–verb (used without object)
1. (of a hawk) to flutter its wings and attempt to escape in a fit of anger or fear.
–noun
2. a state of violent anger or fear.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME baten to beat, flap (wings, etc.) < MF (se) batre ≪ L battuere to beat; cf. abate

bate

3  [beyt] verb, bat⋅ed, bat⋅ing, noun
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
1. Tanning. to soak (leather) after liming in an alkaline solution to soften it and remove the lime.
–noun
2. the solution used.
Origin:
1870–75; var. of beat to pare off turf, OE bǣtan to bait; c. Sw beta to tan, G beissen to macerate
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bate 1   (bāt)   
tr.v.   bat·ed, bat·ing, bates
  1. To lessen the force or intensity of; moderate: "To his dying day he bated his breath a little when he told the story" (George Eliot). See Usage Note at bait1.
  2. To take away; subtract.

[Middle English baten, short for abaten; see abate.]
bate 2 also bait   (bāt)   
intr.v.   bat·ed also bait·ed, bat·ing also bait·ing, bates also baits
To flap the wings wildly or frantically. Used of a falcon.

[Middle English baten, from Old French batre, to beat; see batter1.]
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Bated

Bat"ed\, a. Reduced; lowered; restrained; as, to speak with bated breath. --Macaulay.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : bated
Spanish: conteniendo la respiración,
German: angehalten,
Japanese: 息を殺して
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