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bate

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verb (1)

bated; bating

transitive verb

1
: to reduce the force or intensity of : restrain
waited with bated breath
2
: to take away : deduct
That grave and orderly senior was not going to bate a jot of his dignity … George Eliot
3
archaic : to lower especially in amount or estimation
And I shall have to bate my price … A. E. Housman
4
archaic : blunt
And now I have bated your curiosity … J. F. Cooper

intransitive verb

obsolete : diminish, decrease
The wind is bating.

bate

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verb (2)

bated; bating

intransitive verb

of a falcon or hawk
: to attempt to fly off something (such as a gauntlet) in fear

Word History

Etymology

Verb (1)

Middle English, short for abaten to abate

Verb (2)

Middle English, from Middle French batre to beat, from Latin battuere

First Known Use

Verb (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Verb (2)

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bate was in the 14th century
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