bates

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American educator and writer best known for her poem "America the Beautiful," written in 1893 and revised in 1904 and 1911
third-person singular of 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
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To cut off, remove, take away

He will not bate an ace of absolute certainty.

bate
Strife; contention

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

bate
{v} to take less, abate, sink, cut off
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To flutter as a hawk; to bait
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To waste away
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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
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To steep in bate, as hides, in the manufacture of leather
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Of a falcon: To flap the wings vigorously
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To contend or strive with blows or arguments
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To remit or retrench a part; with of
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soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments; "bate hides and skins"
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To restrain, usually with the sense of being in anticipation; as, with bated breath
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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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To lessen by retrenching, deducting, or reducing; to abate; to beat down; to lower
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To soak leather so as to remove chemicals used in tanning; to steep in bate
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To attack; to bait
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A vat which contains this liquid
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To reduce the force of something; to abate
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{f} decrease, diminish, reduce intensity
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To remove
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An alkaline solution consisting of the dung of certain animals; employed in the preparation of hides; grainer
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of Bite
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flap the wings wildly or frantically; used of falcons
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To allow by way of abatement or deduction
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To flap the wings wildly or frantically. Used of a falcon
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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
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To leave out; to except
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See 2d Bath
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To deprive of
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    Hyphenation

    Bates

    Turkish pronunciation

    beyts

    Pronunciation

    /ˈbāts/ /ˈbeɪts/

    Etymology

    [ 'bAt ] (verb.) 14th century. Middle English, short for abaten to abate.
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