3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bate \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.
He must either bate the laborer's wages, or not
employ or not pay him --Locke.
2. To allow by way of abatement or deduction.
To whom he bates nothing or what he stood upon with
the parliament. --South.
3. To leave out to except. [Obs.]
Bate me the king, and be he flesh and blood. He
lies that says it --Beau. & Fl
4. To remove. [Obs.]
About autumn bate the earth from about the roots of
olives, and lay them bare. --Holland.
5. To deprive of [Obs.]
When baseness is exalted, do not bate The place its
honor for the person's sake. --Herbert.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bated \Bat"ed\, a.
Reduced; lowered; restrained; as to speak with bated breath.
--Macaulay.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
bated
adj 1: held back "we watched the daring feats of the acrobats with
bated breath"
2: diminished or moderated; "our bated enthusiasm"; "his bated
hopes"
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