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
  • Like during OpenAI’s tests, normal safety guardrails were removed during Anthropic’s evaluations to assess their models’ full capabilities.
    — Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
  • Under Grayson's direction, Massey went to the stove to remove it.
    — Jerry Nowicki, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Definition of remove
Verb
  • Instead of the toll simply being deducted from my account, I was assessed a fee nearly a year later.
    — Megan De Mar, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • The reduction may not lower monthly payments for many borrowers, and a major risk involves servicers deducting incorrect payment amounts, which can be difficult to reverse.
    — Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of deduct
Verb
  • More of them are asking for telehealth visits, an option the clinic offers and encourages to abate patients’ fears that visiting the doctor could lead to a run-in with ICE, according to Motorwala.
    — Michelle Marchante July 29, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026
  • In response, Primm and prosecuting attorneys cited Gray’s writings and an obsession with crime, violence and school shootings that didn’t abate after the attack.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of abate
Verb
  • To calculate the final score of each round, subtract the total points scored by the lower scoring team from the points of the higher scoring team.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Take your current hours per proposal, subtract what the pilot achieved and multiply by the number of proposals your firm submits per year.
    — Mark Orttung, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of subtract
Verb
  • His upper arm bone was detached from the joint, and the sphere-like top of his upper arm bone (humeral head) was completely gone.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026
  • In the past several years, several Kansas City suburbs have detached — and pulled their annual financial contributions — from the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority, the region’s transit system.
    — Ilana Arougheti July 30, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
Definition of detach
Verb
  • On Monday, a plane with 147 Venezuelan migrants abroad took off from the Miami and landed in Anzoátegui state, CNNE reported.
    — Rocio Munoz, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • For air taxis to take off, the public needs to get on board—and soaring into the sky in experimental tech will be a hard sell for many.
    — Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of take off
Verb
  • Embraced by a number of celebrities since its debut, the silhouette might present a bit of an optical illusion upon first glance, appearing as if two sides of the pump are disconnected in the front.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 31 July 2026
  • In her experience, disengagement is usually the result of people feeling unheard, undervalued or disconnected from the purpose behind their work.
    — Barnaby Lashbrooke, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of disconnect
Verb
  • Ugandan dictator Idi Amin, who had severed ties with Israel, was a supporter of the Palestinian independence cause.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • While severing thread-ectronics will destroy them, eutectogels are stable, soft enough to touch or connect to the human body, and allow transistor repair through the simple application of low heat.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Aug. 2026
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