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