bate

verb

Definition of batenext
as in to remove

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Recent Examples of bate Lee’s Eve bates Athena up through a spiral parking garage tunnel and knocks her off her lightcycle. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 25 July 2025 Who’d have thought everyone would be waiting, breath bated, for the rerelease of an album that came out nine years ago to middling reviews? — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 22 May 2025 Every time her vocals seamlessly shifted from a keen voice, sharp as a blade, to a beautiful singing voice, the audience broke out in goose bumps, breath bated. — Billboard Japan, Billboard, 7 Aug. 2024 During that fleeting wait, bated breath and a thumping heartbeat are symptoms of a process that happens in the brain. — Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2024 Meckler will make his major league debut Monday night at Oracle Park, bating second and starting in center field against the Tampa Bay Rays. — Joe Freeman, oregonlive, 14 Aug. 2023 Others will have a day off work and maybe do something meaningful to honor Black people—but our breath is not bated. — Time, 19 June 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bate
  1. remove
  2. deduct
  3. abate
  4. subtract
  5. detach
  6. take off
  7. disconnect
  8. sever
Verb
  • The House on Tuesday turned aside a resolution to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, halting an effort to remove the Pentagon chief for his conduct in office and his handling of the war in Iran.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2026
  • And while Avon itself is quieter than its neighbors, complimentary shuttles run to both Vail and Beaver Creek, so you’re not cut off from the valley’s buzziest restaurants and après spots—just slightly removed from them.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of remove
Verb
  • Typically offered through your employer, this serves as additional coverage in which costs are deducted directly from your paycheck.
    — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Under the bill, once a court ruling is final, the money could be deducted from family allowances and housing aid.
    — Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of deduct
Verb
  • There are no signs the fighting is abating, and the talks come against a backdrop of new long-range strikes by both Russia and Ukraine.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2026
  • In an earnings call today, Apple couldn't even say when the long wait for its first foldable would abate.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of abate
Verb
  • The department’s Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) also showed that gross hiring — job gains before subtracting people who quit or lost jobs — rose and layoffs fell in September.
    — Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Proposition 3 keeps rates billionaires already pay on income — and appears likely to pass — while Proposition 40 would, in total, subtract billions from their net worth.
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of subtract
Verb
  • In some situations, the cable guard became loose or fully detached from the wall, leading to risk of strangulation and prompting today's action by Owlet.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Nov. 2026
  • In addition, a new analysis by National Museums Scotland shows the bronze limb was carefully detached from its parent statue, suggesting that the monument was deliberately dismantled rather than destroyed.
    — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of detach
Verb
  • Her campaign to meet Boone took off online after a local musician, Fergus Hogan, shared an Instagram video about her story.
    — Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The seaplane is trying to take off, headed toward the camera.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of take off
Verb
  • During a Monday night press conference at the White House, administration officials ruled out the SMART system as the root cause of the airspace shutdown, noting that it is disconnected and not even plugged into the core air traffic control systems.
    — Chase Jordan Updated November 13, Charlotte Observer, 14 Nov. 2026
  • The novel proceeds in spare fragments and aphorisms, disconnected from any real arc of resolution.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of disconnect
Verb
  • For the third time in two seasons, Sam is forced to sever a relationship, and this one may be the most painful, the most cruel, because in killing Jerry, Sam is destroying potential.
    — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026
  • In addition, Ecco’s ability to display the Danish crown logo via Denmark’s Royal Warrant system was severed in 2022 due to political and public pressure.
    — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2026
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“Bate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bate. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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