vverb.socialmoderate or restrain; lessen the force ofExamples:- He bated his breath when talking about this affair
- capable of bating his enthusiasm
Hypernyms:check contain control curb hold hold in moderate
Inherited Hypernyms:batecontrolrestrain
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.motionflap the wings wildly or frantically; used of falconsHypernyms:beat flap
Inherited Hypernyms:batebeatmove
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something
vverb.changesoak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatmentsTopic:chemical sciencechemistry
Hypernyms:douse dowse drench soak sop souse
Inherited Hypernyms:batedrenchwetchange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.contactstrike with, or as if with a baseball batTopic:ballbaseballbaseball game
Derivationally Related Form:battingbatterbat
Hypernyms:hit
Inherited Hypernyms:bathittouch
Direct Hyponyms:switch-hit
Full Troponyms:switch-hit
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.bodywink brieflySynset:bat flutter
Hypernyms:blink nictate nictitate wink
Inherited Hypernyms:batblinkact involuntarilyact
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.contacthave a turn at batTopic:ballbaseballbaseball game
Examples:- Jones bats first, followed by Martinez
Hypernyms:hit
Inherited Hypernyms:bathittouch
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s
vverb.contactuse a batTopic:ballbaseballbaseball game
Hypernyms:hit
Inherited Hypernyms:bathittouch
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s
vverb.contactbeat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fightSynset:bat clobber cream drub lick thrash
Examples:- We licked the other team on Sunday!
Derivationally Related Form:thrashingdrubbing
Hypernyms:beat beat out crush shell trounce vanquish
Inherited Hypernyms:creambeatget the better of
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | The fighter managed to --- his opponent (apply to: thrash, clobber, bat, lick, drub)
adj satadj.alldiminished or moderatedExamples:- our bated enthusiasm
- his bated hopes
Antonyms:increased
Inherited Hypernyms:bated
Similar to:decreased reduced