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Word | Bate |
soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments; bate hides and skins / soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments / imp. of Bite. / let down; restrain / (of a hawk) beat the wings in an attempt to escape from the perch. / to reduce the force or intensity of : restrain with bated breath / to take away : deduct / archaic : to lower especially in amount or estimation / archaic : blunt / obsolete : diminish, decrease / to attempt to fly off something (as a gauntlet) in fear, | |
Usage | ⇒ Until it was time to open the presents, the children had to bate their curiosity. ⇒ the hawks bated when the breeze got in their feathers |
Synonyms | abate, reduce, lessen, diminish, decrease, deduct, detract, dwindle, moderate, retrench, subtract, wane, curtail, discount, ease, ebb, fall off, let up, shorten, slacken, |
Antonyms | add, abrasive, accentuate, add together, adjoin, append, ascent, awaken, bud, complement, concerned, dilute, do, dry, fester, highlight, hoist, inflate, intensify, lengthen, |
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