bate
bayt
- v moderate or restrain; lessen the force of
He bated his breath when talking about this affair - v flap the wings wildly or frantically; used of falcons
- v soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments
bate hides and skins
- Terminiello incited his audience with a fascist line of invective and bate.
- Dunkards were originally a cele-bate order whose membership ate meat only once a year and held property in common.
- In the House of Commons Laborite Emanuel Shinwell rose to demand a de bate on the subject of Britain's aid to Russia.