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