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unˈbated, ppl. a.
[un-1 8.]
1. = unabated ppl. a.
1596Shakes. Merch. V. ii. vi. 11 Where is the horse that doth vntread againe His tedious measures with the vnbated fire, That he did pace them first? 1611B. Jonson Cataline iii. iv, My guards Are you, great Powers, and the unbated strengths Of a firm conscience. 1670Cotton Espernon i. ii. 80 His brave, and unbated Courage. 1680Otway Orphan iv. vi, I still love him with unbated Passion. 1810Scott Lady of L. i. vii, Alone, but with unbated zeal, That horseman plied the scourge and steel. 1892‘M. Field’ Sight & Song 95 Yet round the place whence flows Thy blood Thy conscious palm with fervour of unbated will doth cling.
2. Not bated or blunted.
1602Shakes. Ham. iv. vii. 139 You may choose A Sword vnbaited, and in a passe of practice, Requit him for your Father. 1815W. H. Ireland Scribbleomania v, At ye I point the lance unbated by the poison of envy. [1826Scott Woodst. xxxii, I would have struck him through..with an unbated weapon, as Will says.] 1979A. Williamson Funeral March xv. 81 ‘Do you know how Andersson died?’.. ‘Well—I suppose it was the unbated spear?’ |