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- Dictionarybate/beɪt/
verb
- 1. (of a hawk) beat the wings in agitation and flutter off the perch: "the hawks bated and immediately the breeze got in their feathers"
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bate: [verb] to reduce the force or intensity of : restrain.
Bate definition: to moderate or restrain. See examples of BATE used in a sentence.
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.
Jun 17, 2024 · 6 meanings: 1. → another word for abate 2. → See with bated breath (of hawks) to jump violently from a perch or the falconer's.... Click for more definitions.
Define bate. bate synonyms, bate pronunciation, bate translation, English dictionary definition of bate. tr.v. bat·ed , bat·ing , bates 1. To lessen the force or ...
May 31, 2024 · bate (third-person singular simple present bates, present participle bating, simple past and past participle bated) ( transitive) To reduce the force of something; to abate . ( transitive, sometimes figuratively) To cut off, remove, take away . ( archaic, transitive) To leave out, except, bar . To waste away .
bate ( third-person singular simple present bates, present participle bating, simple past and past participle bated) ( transitive) To reduce the force of something; to abate. Dryden. Abate thy speed, and I will bate of mine. ( transitive) To restrain, usually with the sense of being in anticipation. ( transitive, sometimes, figuratively) To cut ...
