bate
101bate — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To become or cause to become less active or intense: abate, die (away, down, off, or out), ease (off or up), ebb, fall, fall off, lapse, let up, moderate, remit, slacken, slack off, subside, wane. See INCREASE …
102bate — bait …
103bate — v. a. == make to abate, put an end to. Body and Soul, 167 …
104bate — beɪt v. decrease, diminish, reduce intensity …
105bate — m. Palo con que se golpea la pelota en el juego de béisbol …
106bate — molestar; bromear (dicho por gente de la calle) …
107bate — abet …
108bate — bate1 (also bait) noun Brit. informal, dated an angry mood. Origin C19: from bait in the sense torment . bate2 verb Falconry (of a hawk) beat the wings in agitation and flutter off the perch. Origin ME: from OFr. batre to beat (see also batter1) …
109bate — v. a. Abate, lessen, diminish, decrease, reduce, rebate, remit, suppress, suspend, hold in, repress …
110bate — /beɪt / (say bayt) verb (t) (bated, bating) 1. to moderate or restrain (the breath): to wait with bated breath. 2. to lessen; abate. {aphetic variant of abate} …
