bate

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An alkaline lye which neutralizes the effect of the previous application of lime, and makes hides supple in the process of tanning
To cut off, remove, take away

He will not bate an ace of absolute certainty.

Strife; contention

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

To reduce the force of something; to abate
To soak leather so as to remove chemicals used in tanning; to steep in bate
A vat which contains this liquid
Of a falcon: To flap the wings vigorously
To contend or strive with blows or arguments
To restrain, usually with the sense of being in anticipation; as, with bated breath
{v} to take less, abate, sink, cut off
To flutter as a hawk; to bait
To waste away
soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments; "bate hides and skins" flap the wings wildly or frantically; used of falcons moderate or restrain; lessen the force of; "He bated his breath when talking about this affair"; "capable of bating his enthusiasm
To steep in bate, as hides, in the manufacture of leather
To remit or retrench a part; with of
soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments; "bate hides and skins"
moderate or restrain; lessen the force of; "He bated his breath when talking about this affair"; "capable of bating his enthusiasm"
To lessen by retrenching, deducting, or reducing; to abate; to beat down; to lower
To attack; to bait
{f} decrease, diminish, reduce intensity
To remove
An alkaline solution consisting of the dung of certain animals; employed in the preparation of hides; grainer
of Bite
flap the wings wildly or frantically; used of falcons
To allow by way of abatement or deduction
To flap the wings wildly or frantically. Used of a falcon
flap the wings wildly or frantically; used of falcons moderate or restrain; lessen the force of; "He bated his breath when talking about this affair"; "capable of bating his enthusiasm
To leave out; to except
See 2d Bath
To deprive of
bate one's breath
hold one's breath; restrain one's breathing
bated
Simple past tense and past participle of bate
bated
Reduced; lowered; restrained; as, to speak with bated breath
bating
{a} abating, deducting
Bates
American educator and writer best known for her poem "America the Beautiful," written in 1893 and revised in 1904 and 1911
bated
If you wait for something with bated breath, you wait anxiously to find out what will happen. We listened with bated breath to Grandma's stories of her travels. with bated breath feeling very anxious or excited (abate)
bated
past of bate
bated
held back; "we watched the daring feats of the acrobats with bated breath
bated
held back; "we watched the daring feats of the acrobats with bated breath"
bated
diminished or moderated; "our bated enthusiasm"; "his bated hopes"
bated
{s} restrained, held (of breath)
bated
diminished or moderated; "our bated enthusiasm"; "his bated hopes" held back; "we watched the daring feats of the acrobats with bated breath
bates
third-person singular of bate
bating
present participle of bate
bating
{e} excluding, with the exception of
bating
With the exception of; excepting
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