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BATE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments

Example:

bate hides and skins

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "bate" is one way to...):

douse; dowse; drench; soak; sop; souse (cover with liquid; pour liquid onto)

Domain category:

chemical science; chemistry (the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Flap the wings wildly or frantically; used of falcons

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "bate" is one way to...):

beat; flap (move with a thrashing motion)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

Sense 3

Meaning:

Moderate or restrain; lessen the force of

Example:

capable of bating his enthusiasm

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "bate" is one way to...):

check; contain; control; curb; hold; hold in; moderate (lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

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