Main Entry: ¹re·bate

Pronunciation: \ˈrē-ˌbāt, ri-ˈ\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): re·bat·ed; re·bat·ing

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French rebatre, rabatre to beat back, deduct, from re- + abatre to strike down, from a- (from Latin ad-) + batre to beat, from Latin battuere

Date: 14th century

transitive verb 1 : to reduce the force or activity of : diminish
2 : to reduce the sharpness of : blunt
3 a : to make a rebate of b : to give a rebate tointransitive verb : to give rebates

— re·bat·er noun