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    bate - Dictionary definition and meaning for word bate

    Definition
    (verb) moderate or restrain; lessen the force of
    Example Sentence
    • He bated his breath when talking about this affair
    • capable of bating his enthusiasm
    Definition
    (verb) flap the wings wildly or frantically; used of falcons Definition
    (verb) soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments
    Example Sentence
    • bate hides and skins
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for bate

Bate: remember 'abate' we memorized while reading the A list? Notice that 'Bate' has a similar meaning like 'Abate'

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bate..sounds like wait..dat is u need to wait till thing happens..ie.. control urself..

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lets break ABATE or BATE as A-bat-e or Bat-e ie., we can memorise as cricket bat..rahul dravid plays 'moderate' shots with his bat...

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BATE also means to wait anxiously. so, remember (B)ombay (A)nd Tamilnadu (E)xpress. Both the places are far apart, so u ve to wait anxiously to reach da destination

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bate is like debate.. in debate we lessen d opponents force on his statements... so bate is letting down.

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bate ~ b + ate; when you ate something you lessen the quantity of something.

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