bated

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Simple past tense and past participle of bate
Reduced; lowered; restrained; as, to speak with bated breath
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)
past of bate
held back; "we watched the daring feats of the acrobats with bated breath
held back; "we watched the daring feats of the acrobats with bated breath"
diminished or moderated; "our bated enthusiasm"; "his bated hopes"
{s} restrained, held (of breath)
diminished or moderated; "our bated enthusiasm"; "his bated hopes" held back; "we watched the daring feats of the acrobats with bated breath
bated breath
{i} held breath; restrained breathing
bate
An alkaline lye which neutralizes the effect of the previous application of lime, and makes hides supple in the process of tanning
bate
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.

with bated breath
Eagerly; with great anticipation

We are waiting with bated breath for the release of the new version.

bate
{v} to take less, abate, sink, cut off
bate
To flutter as a hawk; to bait
bate
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
bate
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
bate
A vat which contains this liquid
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To reduce the force of something; to abate
bate
{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
bate
flap the wings wildly or frantically; used of falcons
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To allow by way of abatement or deduction
bate
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
bate
To leave out; to except
bate
See 2d Bath
bate
To deprive of
with bated breath
with halting breath, hesitatingly, barely being able to hold back
bated

    Расстановка переносов

    ba·ted

    Турецкое произношение

    beytîd

    Произношение

    /ˈbātəd/ /ˈbeɪtɪd/

    Этимология

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