bate

¹bate

verb \ˈbāt\

bat·edbat·ing

Definition of BATE

transitive verb

1

: to reduce the force or intensity of : restrain <with bated breath>

2

: to take away : deduct

3

archaic : to lower especially in amount or estimation

4

archaic : blunt

intransitive verb

obsolete : diminish, decrease

Origin of BATE

Middle English, short for abaten to abate

First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with BATE

ait, bait, blate, cate, crate, date, eight, fate, fete, freight, gait, gate, grate, great, haet, hate, late, mate, pate, plait, plate, prate, quoit, rate, sate, skate, slate, spate, state, straight, strait, teth, trait, wait, weight