bate

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Verb 1.2.1.1 Translations 1.2.2 References 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.2 Verb 1.3.3 See also 1.4 Etymology 3 1.4.1 Noun 1.4.2 Verb 1.4.3 References 1.5 Anagrams 2 Spanish 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Synonyms 2.2 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /beɪt/

  Rhymes: -eɪt

• Homophones: bait

[edit] Etymology 1

Aphetic from abate.

[edit] Verb

to bate (third-person singular simple present bates, present participle bating, simple past and past participle bated)

1. (transitive) To reduce the force of something; to abate.
2. (transitive) To restrain, usually with the sense of being in anticipation; as, with bated breath.
3. (transitive, figuratively) To cut off, remove, take away.
   • c.1658 Dr. Henry More, Government of the Tongue :

     He will not bate an ace of absolute certainty.

[edit] Translations

• Bulgarian: намалявам, отслабвам, притъпявам

[edit] References

• 1897 Universal Dictionary of the English Language, Robert Hunter and Charles Morris, eds., v 1 p 459.

[edit] Etymology 2

Noun: From the verb, or directly from the noun debate. Verb: From Anglo-Saxon = contention. From Old French batre (French battre). From Late Latin batere.

[edit] Noun

bate (uncountable)

1. Strife; contention.
   • 1598, William Shakespeare, King Henry IV, Part 2

     ... and wears his boots very smooth, like unto the sign of the leg, and breeds no bate with telling of discreet stories;

   • 1888, Sir Richard Burton, The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night (Arabian Nights)

     So the strife redoubled and the weapons together clashed and ceased not bate and debate and naught was to be seen but blood flowing and necks bowing;

   • 1911, H.G. Wells, The New Machiavelli

     The other merely needs jealousy and bate, of which there are great and easily accessible reservoirs in every human heart.

[edit] Verb

to bate (third-person singular simple present bates, present participle bating, simple past and past participle bated)

1. (intransitive) To contend or strive with blows or arguments.
2. (intransitive) (falconry) Of a falcon: To flap the wings vigorously.

[edit] See also

• (To contend or strive with blows or arguments): bait.

[edit] Etymology 3

From Swedish beta (“‘maceration, tanning’”)

[edit] Noun

bate (plural bates)

1. An alkaline lye which neutralizes the effect of the previous application of lime, and makes hides supple in the process of tanning.
2. A vat which contains this liquid.

[edit] Verb

to bate (third-person singular simple present bates, present participle bating, simple past and past participle bated)

1. (transitive) To soak leather so as to remove chemicals used in tanning; to steep in bate.

[edit] References

• 1897 Universal Dictionary of the English Language, Robert Hunter and Charles Morris, eds., v 1 p 459.

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: abet
• beat
• beta, Beta

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Noun

bate m. (plural bates)

1. (sports) bat
2. (Honduras, slang) reefer, joint (a marijuana cigarette).

[edit] Synonyms

• (joint): canuto m., carruco m. (Honduras), leño m. (Honduras), porro m., pito m. (Chile)

[edit] Verb

bate (infinitive: batir)

1. informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of batir.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of batir.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of batir.