Verb
soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments; "bate hides and skins"

Verb
flap the wings wildly or frantically; used of falcons

Verb
moderate or restrain; lessen the force of; "He bated his breath when talking about this affair"; "capable of bating his enthusiasm"

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n.
Strife; contention.

v. t.
To lessen by retrenching, deducting, or reducing; to abate; to beat down; to lower.

v. t.
To allow by way of abatement or deduction.

v. t.
To leave out; to except.

v. t.
To remove.

v. t.
To deprive of.

v. i.
To remit or retrench a part; -- with of.

v. i.
To waste away.

v. t.
To attack; to bait.

imp. of Bite.

v. i.
To flutter as a hawk; to bait.

n.
See 2d Bath.

n.
An alkaline solution consisting of the dung of certain animals; -- employed in the preparation of hides; grainer.

v. t.
To steep in bate, as hides, in the manufacture of leather.

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Bate

Bate , n. [Prob. abbrev. from debate.] Strife; contention. [Obs.] Shak.

Bate

Bate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bated; p. pr. & vb. n. Bating.] [From abate.] 1. To lessen by retrenching, deducting, or reducing; to abate; to beat down; to lower.

He must either bate the laborer's wages, or not employ or not pay him.

2. To allow by way of abatement or deduction.

To whom he bates nothing or what he stood upon with the parliament.

3. To leave out; to except. [Obs.]

Bate me the king, and, be he flesh and blood. He lies that says it.

4. To remove. [Obs.]

About autumn bate the earth from about the roots of olives, and lay them bare.

5. To deprive of. [Obs.]

When baseness is exalted, do not bate The place its honor for the person's sake.

Bate

Bate, v. i. 1. To remit or retrench a part; -- with of.

Abate thy speed, and I will bate of mine.

2. To waste away. [Obs.] Shak.

Bate

Bate , v. t. To attack; to bait. [Obs.] Spenser.

Bate

Bate, imp. of Bite. [Obs.] Spenser.

Bate

Bate, v. i. [F. battre des ailes to flutter. Cf. Bait to flutter.] To flutter as a hawk; to bait. [Obs.] Bacon.

Bate

Bate, n. (Jewish Antiq.) See 2d Bath.

Bate

Bate, n. [Cf. Sw. beta maceration, soaking, G. beize, and E. bite.] An alkaline solution consisting of the dung of certain animals; -- employed in the preparation of hides; grainer. Knight.

Bate

Bate, v. t. To steep in bate, as hides, in the manufacture of leather.

Strife; contention.

To lessen by retrenching, deducting, or reducing; to abate; to beat down; to lower.

To remit or retrench a part; -- with of.

To attack; to bait.

of Bite.

To flutter as a hawk; to bait.

See 2d Bath.

An alkaline solution consisting of the dung of certain animals; -- employed in the preparation of hides; grainer.

To steep in bate, as hides, in the manufacture of leather.