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The meaning of BATE is to reduce the force or intensity of : restrain. How to use bate in a sentence.
bate in American English. (beit) (verb bated, bating) intransitive verb. 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. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.
To bate means to hold back or restrain, and you may see it in language that's either old or meant to sound old. A relative of bate appears in the phrase "with bated breath," which describes what you do when you anxiously wait.
Bate definition: to moderate or restrain. See examples of BATE used in a sentence.
bate - moderate or restrain; lessen the force of; "He bated his breath when talking about this affair"; "capable of bating his enthusiasm"
verb. To lessen the force or intensity of; moderate. American Heritage. To flap the wings wildly or frantically. Used of a falcon. American Heritage. To abate, lessen, lower, etc. Webster's New World. To take away; subtract.
bate (third-person singular simple present bates, present participle bating, simple past and past participle bated) ( intransitive ) To contend or strive with blows or arguments . ( intransitive , falconry ) Of a falcon: To flap the wings vigorously ; to bait .
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the verb bate. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
There are 17 meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb bate, nine of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
Definitions from Wiktionary (Bate) verb : (transitive) To reduce the force of something; to abate. verb : (transitive) To restrain, usually with the sense of being in anticipation