bate

CEFRC2

/beɪt/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To reduce the strength or intensity of something.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To cut off, remove, take away.

Examples

  • I had to bate the hook to catch fish.

  • Mr Harris and Mrs Bate and three other teachers were there.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To restrain, usually with the sense of being in anticipation

  2. To reduce the force of something; to abate.

  3. To waste away.

More examples

In context

  • The dog will bate its breath.

  • What bate are you on now = where are you going and why ? The dog is on some bate = is finding or following a scent.

  • […] and to his dying day he bated his breath a little when he told the story of the stroke with the willow wand.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

She tried to blank her excitement until the surprise was revealed.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

verb

Inherited from Middle English baten (“to abate”), an apheretic form of abaten, from Old French abatre (“to knock down”).