Definitions for Bate

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Bate bate

Spelling: [beyt]

IPA: /beɪt/

Bate is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 7 points.

You can make 37 anagrams from letters in Bate (abet).

Definitions for Bate

noun

1. a state of violent anger or fear.
2. the solution used.

Idioms

1. with bated breath, with breath drawn in or held because of anticipation or suspense:

verb (used with object)

1. to moderate or restrain:
2. to lessen or diminish; abate:

verb (used without object)

1. to diminish or subside; abate.
2. (of a hawk) to flutter its wings and attempt to escape in a fit of anger or fear.

verb (used with or without object)

1. Tanning. to soak (leather) after liming in an alkaline solution to soften it and remove the lime.

Origin of Bate

1250-1300; Middle English, aphetic variant of abate

Examples for Bate

Be the holy japers that bates Bannagher, and Bannagher bate the divle.

Mother of God, look at me tin plate that he bate me with, it is all crumbled in.

In came bate Yenger, with a crimped smile on his stale face.

Gen. bate rode up to our line and asked, "What command is this?"

Do you think that I could be bate without allowing myself to be bate?

bate some expected gain for the risk you save, and say what is your price.'

A culprit in the pillory (bate the eggs) meets with no severer exprobation.

I didn't say that; I only said they gave me the name because they said I bate him.

About midday Gen. bate, commanding our corps, gave the order to advance.

“‘bate me an ace, quoth Bolton,’” said Dr Thorpe, shrugging his shoulders.