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Definition of Bate
1. Verb. Moderate or restrain; lessen the force of. "Capable of bating his enthusiasm"
2. Verb. Flap the wings wildly or frantically; used of falcons.
3. Verb. Soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments. "Bate hides and skins"
Generic synonyms: Douse, Dowse, Drench, Soak, Sop, Souse
Definition of Bate
1. n. Strife; contention.
2. v. t. To lessen by retrenching, deducting, or reducing; to abate; to beat down; to lower.
3. v. i. To remit or retrench a part; -- with of.
4. v. t. To attack; to bait.
5. v. i. To flutter as a hawk; to bait.
6. n. See 2d Bath.
7. n. An alkaline solution consisting of the dung of certain animals; -- employed in the preparation of hides; grainer.
8. v. t. To steep in bate, as hides, in the manufacture of leather.
Definition of Bate
1. Verb. (transitive) To reduce the force of something; to abate. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To restrain, usually with the sense of being in anticipation; as, ''with bated breath''. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive figuratively) To cut off, remove, take away. ¹
4. Noun. Strife; contention. ¹
5. Verb. (intransitive) To contend or strive with blows or arguments. ¹
6. Verb. (intransitive) (context: falconry) Of a falcon: To flap the wings vigorously. ¹
7. Noun. An alkaline lye which neutralizes the effect of the previous application of lime, and makes hides supple in the process of tanning. ¹
8. Noun. A vat which contains this liquid. ¹
9. Verb. (transitive) To soak leather so as to remove chemicals used in tanning; to steep in bate. ¹
10. Verb. (intransitive slang) To masturbate. ¹
11. Verb. (nonstandard) (simple past of beat); = (term beat). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bate
1. to reduce the force of [v BATED, BATING, BATES]
Medical Definition of Bate
1. 1. To lessen by retrenching, deducting, or reducing; to abate; to beat down; to lower. "He must either bate the laborer's wages, or not employ or not pay him." (Locke) 2. To allow by way of abatement or deduction. "To whom he bates nothing or what he stood upon with the parliament." (South) 3. To leave out; to except. "Bate me the king, and, be he flesh and blood. He lies that says it." (Beau. & Fl) 4. To remove. "About autumn bate the earth from about the roots of olives, and lay them bare." (Holland) 5. To deprive of. "When baseness is exalted, do not bate The place its honor for the person's sake." (Herbert) Origin: From abate. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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