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bated definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb bate Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb bate Entailment of verb bate Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb bate 3 senses of bate Sense 1 bate => control, hold in hold contain, check, curb, moderate Sense 2 bate => beat flap Sense 3 bate => drench, douse, dowse, soak, sop, souse Familiarity of verb bate bate used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb bate Sense 1 bate => control, hold in hold contain, check, curb, moderate -------------- Sense 2 bate => beat flap -------------- Sense 3 bate => drench, douse, dowse, soak, sop, souse -------------- Overview of verb bate The verb bate has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. bate -- (moderate or restrain; lessen the force of "He bated his breath when talking about this affair"; "capable of bating his enthusiasm") 2. bate -- (flap the wings wildly or frantically; used of falcons) 3. bate -- (soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments; "bate hides and skins") Overview of adj bated The adj bated has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) bated -- (held back "we watched the daring feats of the acrobats with bated breath") 2. bated -- (diminished or moderated; "our bated enthusiasm"; "his bated hopes") Antonyms of adj bated 2 senses of bated Sense 1 bated INDIRECT (VIA restrained) -> unrestrained Sense 2 bated INDIRECT (VIA decreased) -> increased Similarity of adj bated 2 senses of bated Sense 1 bated => restrained (vs. unrestrained) Sense 2 bated => decreased (vs. increased), reduced Attributes of adj bated Familiarity of adj bated bated used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj bated bated bilobated lobated trilobated unabated Overview of verb bate The verb bate has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. bate -- (moderate or restrain; lessen the force of "He bated his breath when talking about this affair"; "capable of bating his enthusiasm") 2. bate -- (flap the wings wildly or frantically; used of falcons) 3. bate -- (soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments; "bate hides and skins") Overview of adj bated The adj bated has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) bated -- (held back "we watched the daring feats of the acrobats with bated breath") 2. bated -- (diminished or moderated; "our bated enthusiasm"; "his bated hopes")
bated definition
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