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bate 音标拼音: [b'et] vt. 减弱,减少,降低,软化
n. 大怒 减弱,减少,降低,软化大怒 bate v 1: moderate or restrain; lessen the force of; " He bated his breath when talking about this affair"; " capable of bating his enthusiasm" 2: flap the wings wildly or frantically; used of falcons 3: soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments; " bate hides and skins" Grainer \ Grain" er\ ( gr[= a] n"[~ e] r), n. 1. An infusion of pigeon' s dung used by tanners to neutralize the effects of lime and give flexibility to skins; -- called also { grains} and { bate.} [ 1913 Webster] 2. A knife for taking the hair off skins. [ 1913 Webster] 3. One who paints in imitation of the grain of wood, marble, etc.; also, the brush or tool used in graining. [ 1913 Webster]
Bate \ Bate\, v. i. [ F. battre des ailes to flutter. Cf. { Bait} to flutter.] To flutter as a hawk; to bait. [ Obs.] -- Bacon. [ 1913 Webster]
Bate \ Bate\, n. ( Jewish Antiq.) See 2d { Bath}. [ 1913 Webster]
Bate \ Bate\, n. [ Cf. Sw. beta maceration, soaking, G. beize, and E. bite.] An alkaline solution consisting of the dung of certain animals; -- employed in the preparation of hides; grainer. -- Knight. [ 1913 Webster]
Bate \ Bate\, v. t. To steep in bate, as hides, in the manufacture of leather. [ 1913 Webster]
Bate \ Bate\, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Bated}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Bating}.] [ From abate.] 1. To lessen by retrenching, deducting, or reducing; to abate; to beat down; to lower. [ 1913 Webster] He must either bate the laborer' s wages, or not employ or not pay him. -- Locke. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To allow by way of abatement or deduction. [ 1913 Webster] To whom he bates nothing of what he stood upon with the parliament. -- South. [ 1913 Webster] 3. To leave out; to except. [ Obs.] [ 1913 Webster] Bate me the king, and, be he flesh and blood, He lies that says it. -- Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster] 4. To remove. [ Obs.] [ 1913 Webster] About autumn bate the earth from about the roots of olives, and lay them bare. -- Holland. [ 1913 Webster] 5. To deprive of. [ Obs.] [ 1913 Webster] When baseness is exalted, do not bate The place its honor for the person' s sake. -- Herbert. [ 1913 Webster]
Bate \ Bate\, v. i. 1. To remit or retrench a part; -- with of. [ 1913 Webster] Abate thy speed, and I will bate of mine. -- Dryden. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To waste away. [ Obs.] -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster]
Bate \ Bate\, v. t. To attack; to bait. [ Obs.] -- Spenser. [ 1913 Webster]
Bate \ Bate\, n. [ Prob. abbrev. from debate.] Strife; contention. [ Obs.] -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster]
Bate \ Bate\, imp. of { Bite}. [ Obs.] -- Spenser. [ 1913 Webster] 122 Moby Thesaurus words for " bate": abate, ablate, abrade, abstract, alleviate, allow, attenuate, bar, be eaten away, blunt, charge off, close, consume, consume away, corrode, count out, crumble, curtail, cut, debar, decline, decrease, deduct, deliquesce, depreciate, derogate, detract, die away, die down, dilute, diminish, discount, disedge, disparage, dive, drain, draw the teeth, drop, drop off, dull, dwindle, ease, ease off, ease up, eat away, ebb, eliminate, erode, except, extenuate, extract, fall, fall away, fall off, file away, impair, kick back, languish, leach, lessen, let down, let up, loose, loosen, make allowance, melt away, mitigate, moderate, obtund, plummet, plunge, purify, rebate, reduce, refine, refund, relax, remit, remove, repress, retrench, retund, rub away, rule out, run low, sag, shorten, shrink, sink, slack, slack off, slack up, slacken, slake, subduct, subside, subtract, suspend, tail off, take a premium, take away, take from, take off, taper, taper off, thin, thin out, turn, unbend, unbrace, unstrain, unstring, wane, waste, waste away, water down, weaken, wear, wear away, weed, withdraw, write off
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