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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024bat•ing (bā′ting),USA pronunciation prep. [Scots.]- Scottish Termswith the exception of;
excluding.
- aphetic variant of abating. See abate 1560–70
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024bate1 (bāt),USA pronunciation v., bat•ed, bat•ing. v.t. - to moderate or restrain:unable to bate our enthusiasm.
- to lessen or diminish;
abate:setbacks that bated his hopes.
v.i. - to diminish or subside;
abate. - Idioms with bated breath, with breath drawn in or held because of anticipation or suspense:We watched with bated breath as the runners approached the finish line.
- Middle English, aphetic variant of abate 1250–1300
- (of a hawk) to flutter its wings and attempt to escape in a fit of anger or fear.
n. - a state of violent anger or fear.
- Middle French (se) batre Latin battuere to beat; compare abate
- Middle English baten to beat, flap (wings, etc.) 1250–1300
- Clothing[Tanning.]to soak (leather) after liming in an alkaline solution to soften it and remove the lime.
n. - Clothingthe solution used.
- 1870–75; variant of beat to pare off turf, Old English bǣtan to bait; cognate with Swedish beta to tan, German beissen to macerate
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: bate /beɪt/ vb - another word for abate
bate /beɪt/ vb - (intransitive) (of hawks) to jump violently from a perch or the falconer's fist, often hanging from the leash while struggling to escape
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French batre to beat, from Latin battuere; related to bat1 bate /beɪt/ n - Brit slang a bad temper or rage
Etymology: 19th Century: from bait1, alluding to the mood of a person who is being baited |