BATE
Dictionary entry overview: What does bate mean?
• BATE (verb)
The verb BATE has 3 senses:
1. moderate or restrain; lessen the force of
2. flap the wings wildly or frantically; used of falcons
3. soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments
Familiarity information: BATE used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• BATE (verb)
Meaning:
Moderate or restrain; lessen the force of
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Context examples:
He bated his breath when talking about this affair / capable of bating his enthusiasm
Hypernyms (to "bate" is one way to...):
check; contain; control; curb; hold; hold in; moderate (lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Flap the wings wildly or frantically; used of falcons
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "bate" is one way to...):
beat; flap (move with a thrashing motion)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
bate hides and skins
Hypernyms (to "bate" is one way to...):
douse; dowse; drench; soak; sop; souse (cover with liquid; pour liquid onto)
Domain category:
chemical science; chemistry (the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
