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What does bate mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word bate? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (transitive) To reduce the force of something; to abate.
  2. (transitive) To restrain, usually with the sense of being in anticipation
  3. (transitive, sometimes figuratively) To cut off, remove, take away.
  4. (archaic, transitive) To leave out, except, bar.
  5. To waste away.
  6. To deprive of.
  7. To lessen by retrenching, deducting, or reducing; to abate; to beat down; to lower.
  8. To allow by way of abatement or deduction.
Noun
Verb
  1. (intransitive) To contend or strive with blows or arguments.
  2. (intransitive, falconry) Of a falcon: To flap the wings vigorously; to bait.
Noun
  1. An alkaline lye which neutralizes the effect of the previous application of lime, and makes hides supple in the process of tanning.
  2. A vat which contains this liquid.
Verb
  1. (transitive) To soak leather so as to remove chemicals used in tanning; to steep in bate.
Verb
  1. (obsolete or nonstandard) simple past tense of beat; = beat.
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