1. bate - Noun
2. bate - Verb
4. Bate - Proper noun
Strife; contention.
To lessen by retrenching, deducting, or reducing; to abate; to beat down; to lower.
To leave out; to except.
To remove.
To remit or retrench a part; -- with of.
To attack; to bait.
imp. of Bite.
To flutter as a hawk; to bait.
See 2d Bath.
An alkaline solution consisting of the dung of certain animals; -- employed in the preparation of hides; grainer.
To steep in bate, as hides, in the manufacture of leather.
Source: Webster's dictionaryYet I argue not Against Heav'n's hand or will, nor bate one jot Of heart or hope; but still bear up, and steer Right onward. John Milton
In the report, of riches and goodness always bate one half. Spanish Proverb
bate hides and skins Source: Internet
He bated his breath when talking about this affair Source: Internet
capable of bating his enthusiasm Source: Internet
Bate (1995: 111) Similarly, for Brian Vickers, "these sensual pictorial images are appropriate to Lavinia's beauty now forever destroyed. Source: Internet