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Bate (), n. [Prob. abbrev. from debate.] Strife; contention. [Obs.] Shak.
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Bate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bated; p. pr. & vb. n. Bating.] [From abate.]
1. To lessen by retrenching, deducting, or reducing; to abate; to beat down; to lower.
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He must either bate the laborer's wages, or not employ or not pay him. Locke.
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2. To allow by way of abatement or deduction.
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To whom he bates nothing of what he stood upon with the parliament. South.
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3. To leave out; to except. [Obs.]
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Bate me the king, and, be he flesh and blood,
He lies that says it. Beau. & Fl.
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4. To remove. [Obs.]
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About autumn bate the earth from about the roots of olives, and lay them bare. Holland.
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5. To deprive of. [Obs.]
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When baseness is exalted, do not bate
The place its honor for the person's sake. Herbert.
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Bate, v. i.
1. To remit or retrench a part; -- with of.
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Abate thy speed, and I will bate of mine. Dryden.
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2. To waste away. [Obs.] Shak.
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Bate (), v. t. To attack; to bait. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Bate, imp. of Bite. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Bate, v. i. [F. battre des ailes to flutter. Cf. Bait to flutter.] To flutter as a hawk; to bait. [Obs.] Bacon.
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Bate, n. (Jewish Antiq.) See 2d Bath.
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Bate, n. [Cf. Sw. beta maceration, soaking, G. beize, and E. bite.] An alkaline solution consisting of the dung of certain animals; -- employed in the preparation of hides; grainer. Knight.
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Bate, v. t. To steep in bate, as hides, in the manufacture of leather.
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