"bate" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /beɪt/ Audio: En-au-bate.ogg [Australia]
Rhymes: -eɪt Etymology: table * Noun: From the verb, or directly from the noun debate. * Verb: From Middle English bate (“contention”), from Old French batre (French battre), from Latin battere. Etymology templates: {{etymid|en|to contend}} table, {{m|en|debate}} debate, {{inh|en|enm|bate||contention}} Middle English bate (“contention”), {{der|en|fro|batre}} Old French batre, {{cog|fr|battre}} French battre, {{der|en|la|batto|battere}} Latin battere Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} bate (uncountable)
  1. Strife; contention. Tags: uncountable Translations (strife, contention): kiista (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-bate-en-noun-3-PDxWO6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /beɪt/ Audio: En-au-bate.ogg [Australia] Forms: bates [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪt Etymology: Borrowed from Swedish beta (“maceration, tanning”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|sv|beta||maceration, tanning}} Swedish beta (“maceration, tanning”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} bate (plural bates)
  1. An alkaline lye which neutralizes the effect of the previous application of lime, and makes hides supple in the process of tanning. Categories (topical): Hides Translations (an alkaline lye): peittausaine (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-bate-en-noun-KHSBgPa2 Disambiguation of Hides: 3 19 5 2 2 5 4 14 2 6 3 2 5 15 13 2 Disambiguation of 'an alkaline lye': 95 5
  2. A vat which contains this liquid. Translations (a vat which contains this liquid): sammio (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-bate-en-noun-JN~zktHT Disambiguation of 'a vat which contains this liquid': 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

IPA: /beɪt/ Audio: En-au-bate.ogg [Australia] Forms: bates [present, singular, third-person], bating [participle, present], bated [participle, past], bated [past]
Rhymes: -eɪt Etymology: table Inherited from Middle English baten (“to abate”), an aphetic form of abaten. Etymology templates: {{etymid|en|to abate}} table, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|en|enm|baten||to abate|g=|g2=|g3=|id=to abate|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle English baten (“to abate”), {{inh+|en|enm|baten|id=to abate|t=to abate}} Inherited from Middle English baten (“to abate”), {{aphetic form|enm|abaten|nocap=1|nocat=1}} aphetic form of abaten Head templates: {{en-verb}} bate (third-person singular simple present bates, present participle bating, simple past and past participle bated)
  1. (transitive) To reduce the force of something; to abate. Tags: transitive Translations (to reduce the force of something): намалявам (namaljavam) (Bulgarian), отслабвам (otslabvam) (Bulgarian), притъпявам (pritǎpjavam) (Bulgarian), snížit [perfective] (Czech), zmírnit [perfective] (Czech), zmenšit [perfective] (Czech), heikentää (Finnish), hillitä (Finnish), убавля́ть (ubavljátʹ) [neuter] (Russian), уменьша́ть (umenʹšátʹ) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-bate-en-verb-s9JV8Fc7 Disambiguation of 'to reduce the force of something': 75 2 5 2 2 1 11 3
  2. (transitive) To restrain, usually with the sense of being in anticipation Tags: transitive Translations (to restrain): pidättää (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-bate-en-verb-8g~nhn50 Disambiguation of 'to restrain': 2 75 5 5 6 1 4 1
  3. (transitive, sometimes figuratively) To cut off, remove, take away. Tags: figuratively, sometimes, transitive Translations (to cut off, remove, take away): poistaa (Finnish), ottaa pois (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-bate-en-verb-ojcOz-t~ Disambiguation of 'to cut off, remove, take away': 2 1 85 2 3 3 3 1
  4. (archaic, transitive) To leave out, except, bar. Tags: archaic, transitive Translations (archaic: to leave out, except, bar): jättää pois (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-bate-en-verb-NzY015H4 Disambiguation of 'archaic: to leave out, except, bar': 1 1 5 85 4 1 2 1
  5. To waste away.
    Sense id: en-bate-en-verb-s-Gh5pfo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 10 7 2 1 6 1 28 1 8 2 2 7 2 18 1
  6. To deprive of.
    Sense id: en-bate-en-verb-QwaIBFie
  7. To lessen by retrenching, deducting, or reducing; to abate; to beat down; to lower.
    Sense id: en-bate-en-verb-64tBwgkN
  8. To allow by way of abatement or deduction.
    Sense id: en-bate-en-verb-kUk2GDuh
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: with bated breath
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /beɪt/ Audio: En-au-bate.ogg [Australia] Forms: bates [present, singular, third-person], bating [participle, present], bated [participle, past], bated [past]
Rhymes: -eɪt Etymology: table * Noun: From the verb, or directly from the noun debate. * Verb: From Middle English bate (“contention”), from Old French batre (French battre), from Latin battere. Etymology templates: {{etymid|en|to contend}} table, {{m|en|debate}} debate, {{inh|en|enm|bate||contention}} Middle English bate (“contention”), {{der|en|fro|batre}} Old French batre, {{cog|fr|battre}} French battre, {{der|en|la|batto|battere}} Latin battere Head templates: {{en-verb}} bate (third-person singular simple present bates, present participle bating, simple past and past participle bated)
  1. (intransitive) To contend or strive with blows or arguments. Tags: intransitive Related terms (to contend or strive with blows or arguments): bait Translations (to contend, strive with blows or arguments): kiistellä (Finnish), väitellä (english: arguments) (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-bate-en-verb-ITXUJgnT Disambiguation of 'to contend or strive with blows or arguments': 99 1 Disambiguation of 'to contend, strive with blows or arguments': 98 2
  2. (intransitive, falconry) Of a falcon: To flap the wings vigorously; to bait. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Falconry Translations (in falconry of a falcon: to flap the wings vigorously): räpytellä (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-bate-en-verb-NQvwZt5W Topics: falconry, hobbies, hunting, lifestyle Disambiguation of 'in falconry of a falcon: to flap the wings vigorously': 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /beɪt/ Audio: En-au-bate.ogg [Australia] Forms: bates [present, singular, third-person], bating [participle, present], bated [participle, past], bated [past]
Rhymes: -eɪt Etymology: Borrowed from Swedish beta (“maceration, tanning”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|sv|beta||maceration, tanning}} Swedish beta (“maceration, tanning”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} bate (third-person singular simple present bates, present participle bating, simple past and past participle bated)
  1. (transitive) To soak leather so as to remove chemicals used in tanning; to steep in bate. Tags: transitive Translations (to soak leather): vydělávat (kůži) [imperfective] (Czech), mořit [imperfective] (Czech), máčet [imperfective] (Czech), peitata (Finnish), bejcować [imperfective] (Polish), zabejcować [perfective] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-bate-en-verb-ki6Y~wfG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

IPA: /beɪt/ Audio: En-au-bate.ogg [Australia]
Rhymes: -eɪt Etymology: Formed by analogy with eat → ate or other Class 5 strong verbs (compare gave, obsolete spake, etc.), with which it shares an analogous past participle (eaten → beaten). Etymology templates: {{m|en|eat}} eat, {{m|en|ate}} ate, {{m|en|gave}} gave, {{m|en|spake}} spake, {{m|en|eaten}} eaten, {{m|en|beaten}} beaten Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} bate
  1. (obsolete or nonstandard) simple past of beat; = beat. Tags: form-of, nonstandard, obsolete, past Form of: beat (extra: = beat)
    Sense id: en-bate-en-verb-iF8zoMtC
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Verb

IPA: /beɪt/ Audio: En-au-bate.ogg [Australia] Forms: bates [present, singular, third-person], bating [participle, present], bated [participle, past], bated [past]
Rhymes: -eɪt Etymology: Clipping of masturbate. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|masturbate}} Clipping of masturbate Head templates: {{en-verb}} bate (third-person singular simple present bates, present participle bating, simple past and past participle bated)
  1. (intransitive, slang) To masturbate. Tags: intransitive, slang Categories (topical): Masturbation
    Sense id: en-bate-en-verb-~E9p9hIT Disambiguation of Masturbation: 8 5 1 4 0 3 0 0 1 4 2 1 4 5 3 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5

Inflected forms

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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete or nonstandard) simple past of beat; = beat."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "nonstandard",
        "obsolete",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/beɪt/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪt"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "bait"
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-au-bate.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/00/En-au-bate.ogg/En-au-bate.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/00/En-au-bate.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Germanic_strong_verb#Classes_1_to_6"
  ],
  "word": "bate"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "English 1-syllable words",
    "English clippings",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English terms with homophones",
    "English verbs",
    "Rhymes:English/eɪt",
    "Rhymes:English/eɪt/1 syllable",
    "en:Hides",
    "en:Masturbation"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 5,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "masturbate"
      },
      "expansion": "Clipping of masturbate",
      "name": "clipping"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Clipping of masturbate.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bates",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bating",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bated",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bated",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "bate (third-person singular simple present bates, present participle bating, simple past and past participle bated)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English intransitive verbs",
        "English slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To masturbate."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "masturbate",
          "masturbate"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive, slang) To masturbate."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/beɪt/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪt"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "bait"
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-au-bate.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/00/En-au-bate.ogg/En-au-bate.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/00/En-au-bate.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bate"
}

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