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blate


blate

adj \ˈblāt\

Definition of BLATE

chiefly Scottish
: timid, sheepish

Origin of BLATE

Middle English
First Known Use: 1535

Rhymes with BLATE

ait, bait, bate, 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

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