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bate 1 B0031200 (bāt)tr.v. bat·ed, bat·ing, bates 1. To lessen the force or intensity of; moderate: "To his dying day he bated his breath a little when he told the story" (George Eliot). See Usage Note at bait1.2. To take away; subtract. [Middle English baten, short for abaten; see abate.]
bate 2 also bait B0031200 (bāt)intr.v. bat·ed, bat·ing, bates also bait·ed or bait·ing or baits To flap the wings wildly or frantically. Used of a falcon. [Middle English baten, from Old French batre, to beat; see batter1.]bating
bating[′bād·iŋ] (chemical engineering) Cleaning of depilated leather hides by the action of tryptic enzymes. MedicalSeetanningThesaurusSeebate |