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
  • Doctors also discovered, and removed, excess tissue in her uterus called a uterine septum.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Kehinde Wiley has offered to buy back his painting that was removed from the US Embassy in the Dominican Republic, reports the New York Times.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of remove
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  • The $5,000 minimum may be high for your needs, though, and the origination fee can run from 2% to 12%, which is deducted from your loan proceeds.
    — Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Whatever proceeds Fairlane mall fetches at next month's auction/sale are to be deducted from the $35 million judgement against Kohan and the LLC.
    — JC Reindl, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of deduct
Verb
  • But one annual summer tradition showed no signs of abating in Georgia.
    — David Wickert, AJC.com, 30 Sep. 2026
  • By October of 1945, The Nation’s embrace of world government as a practical solution for the problem of potentially life-effacing weapons had somewhat abated.
    — Richard Kreitner, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of abate
Verb
  • For example, a family of four with $1,000 in net monthly income would have $300 subtracted from the new $1,023 maximum, leaving the household with $723 in monthly SNAP benefits.
    — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Because time is finite, adding one thing means subtracting another.
    — Melody Wilding, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of subtract
Verb
  • There’s been an explosion that has caused a giant ice shelf dubbed Judy, one roughly the size of Boston, to detach.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2026
  • When detached from your phone, the device is small enough to slip into a pocket or bag on its own.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of detach
Verb
  • The helicopter crashed shortly after taking off from the island on Wednesday night.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Seagliders take off and land on water, removing the need for runway infrastructure.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of take off
Verb
  • These are rooms that encourage guests to slow down, disconnect from digital intrusions, and recenter themselves.
    — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2026
  • As costs rise, Jenks expects utilities to disconnect more households because people won't be able to afford their bills.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of disconnect
Verb
  • By weaving lasercomm links across space, airborne and terrestrial nodes alongside existing fiber and RF, leaders create self-healing mesh networks that guarantee mission-critical throughput even when primary links are severed or jammed.
    — Rohit Jha, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Earlier this year, the Pentagon severed longstanding ties with prestigious universities that had been a pipeline for military leadership, forging new relationships with Christian schools and public universities.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
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“Bate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bate. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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