Word Meaning

bate definition and meaning

n. Strife; contention.
v. t. To lessen by retrenching, deducting, or reducing; to abate; to beat down; to lower.
v. t. To allow by way of abatement or deduction.
v. t. To leave out; to except.
v. t. To remove.
v. t. To deprive of.
v. i. To remit or retrench a part; -- with of.
v. i. To waste away.
v. t. To attack; to bait.
imp. of Bite.
v. i. To flutter as a hawk; to bait.
n. See 2d Bath.
n. An alkaline solution consisting of the dung of certain animals; -- employed in the preparation of hides; grainer.
v. t. To steep in bate, as hides, in the manufacture of leather.

Crossword clues for bate

- Leave out