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Meaning of 'bate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Bate
- imp. of Bite.
2 . Bate [ n.]
- Strife; contention.
- See 2d Bath.
- An alkaline solution consisting of the dung of certain animals; -- employed in the preparation of hides; grainer.
3 . Bate [ v. i.]
- To remit or retrench a part; -- with of.
- To waste away.
- To flutter as a hawk; to bait.
4 . Bate [ v. t.]
- To lessen by retrenching, deducting, or reducing; to abate; to beat down; to lower.
- To allow by way of abatement or deduction.
- To leave out; to except.
- To remove.
- To deprive of.
- To attack; to bait.
- To steep in bate, as hides, in the manufacture of leather.

Meaning of 'bate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . bate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments
Example in sentence:
  • bate hides and skins
Meaning (2):
- moderate or restrain; lessen the force of
Example in sentence:
  • capable of bating his enthusiasm;
  • He bated his breath when talking about this affair

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