01 n. Strife; contention.
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Strife; contention.[Obs.]
Entry
14 senses · 9 variants
Webster, 1913
Bate
/bāt/
· IPA /beɪt/
02 v. t. To lessen by retrenching, deducting, or reducing; to abate; to beat down; to lower.
imp. & p. p.
Bated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Bating
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To lessen by retrenching, deducting, or reducing; to abate; to beat down; to lower.“He must either bate the laborer's wages, or not employ or not pay him.” — Locke.
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To allow by way of abatement or deduction.“To whom he bates nothing of what he stood upon with the parliament.” — South.
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To leave out; to except.[Obs.]“Bate me the king, and, be he flesh and blood, He lies that says it.” — Beau. & Fl.
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To remove.[Obs.]“About autumn bate the earth from about the roots of olives, and lay them bare.” — Holland.
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To deprive of.[Obs.]“When baseness is exalted, do not bate The place its honor for the person's sake.” — Herbert.
03 v. i. To remit or retrench a part; -- with of.
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To remit or retrench a part; -- with of.“Abate thy speed, and I will bate of mine.” — Dryden.
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To waste away.[Obs.]
04 v. t. To attack; to bait.
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To attack; to bait.[Obs.]
05 imp. imp. of Bite.
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06 v. i. To flutter as a hawk; to bait.
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To flutter as a hawk; to bait.[Obs.]
07 n. See 2d Bath.
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08 n. An alkaline solution consisting of the dung of certain animals; -- employed in the preparation of hides; grainer.
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An alkaline solution consisting of the dung of certain animals; -- employed in the preparation of hides; grainer.
09 v. t. To steep in bate, as hides, in the manufacture of leather.
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To steep in bate, as hides, in the manufacture of leather.