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bate /ˈbet/
(vt.)減弱,減少,降低,軟化大怒
Bate n. Strife; contention. [Obs.]
Bate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bated; p. pr. & vb. n. Bating.]
1. To lessen by retrenching, deducting, or reducing; to abate; to beat down; to lower.
He must either bate the laborer's wages, or not employ or not pay him. --Locke.
2. To allow by way of abatement or deduction.
To whom he bates nothing of what he stood upon with the parliament. --South.
3. To leave out; to except. [Obs.]
Bate me the king, and, be he flesh and blood,
He lies that says it. --Beau. & Fl.
4. To remove. [Obs.]
About autumn bate the earth from about the roots of olives, and lay them bare. --Holland.
5. To deprive of. [Obs.]
When baseness is exalted, do not bate
The place its honor for the person's sake. --Herbert.
Bate, v. i.
1. To remit or retrench a part; -- with of.
Abate thy speed, and I will bate of mine. --Dryden.
2. To waste away. [Obs.]
Bate v. t. To attack; to bait. [Obs.]
Bate, v. i. To flutter as a hawk; to bait. [Obs.]
Bate, n. Jewish Antiq. See 2d Bath.
Bate, n. An alkaline solution consisting of the dung of certain animals; -- employed in the preparation of hides; grainer.
Bate, v. t. To steep in bate, as hides, in the manufacture of leather.
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bate
v 1: moderate or restrain; lessen the force of; "He bated his
breath when talking about this affair"; "capable of
bating his enthusiasm"
2: flap the wings wildly or frantically; used of falcons
3: soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals
used in previous treatments; "bate hides and skins"