bate

tr.v., bat·ed, bat·ing, bates.

1. To lessen the force or intensity of; moderate: "To his dying day he bated his breath a little when he told the story" (George Eliot). See Usage Note at bait¹.
2. To take away; subtract.

[Middle English baten, short for abaten. See abate.]

bate² also bait (bāt)
intr.v., bat·ed, also bait·ed, bat·ing, bait·ing, bates, baits.
To flap the wings wildly or frantically. Used of a falcon.

[Middle English baten, from Old French batre, to beat. See batter¹.]

verb

To become or cause to become less active or intense: abate, die (away, down, off. or out), ease (off or up), ebb, fall, fall off, lapse, let up, moderate, remit, slacken, slack off, subside, wane. See increase/decrease.

IN BRIEF: v. - Soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments; Flap the wings wildly or frantically; Moderate or restrain.

Tutor's tip: "Bait" is a lure or enticement, "bate" is an alkaline solution used to remove lime in tanning leathers, while "bet" is the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. tr. - slå af på, nedskære
v. intr. - sætte lokkemad ud, sætte madding på

idioms:

• with bated breath    med tilbageholdt åndedræt

2.
v. intr. - fare i flint
n. - raseri

3.
v. tr. - pyre
v. intr. - pyre
n. - pyr

Nederlands (Dutch)
woedebui, inhouden, in mindering brengen, klapwieken

Français (French)
1.
v. tr. - affaiblir, modérer, soustraire, retrancher
v. intr. - affaiblir, modérer, retenir, soustraire

idioms:

• with bated breath    en retenant son souffle

2.
v. intr. - battre des ailes d'impatience (en parlant d'un faucon)
n. - colère, crainte

3.
v. tr. - faire tremper le cuir dans une solution alcaline
v. intr. - tremper le cuir dans une solution alcaline
n. - trempage du cuir (dans une solution alcaline)

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - schwächen, umherflattern

idioms:

• with bated breath    mit angehaltenem Atem

2.
v. - anhalten, umherflattern
n. - Rage, Wut, Zorn

3.
v. - in die Beizbrühe legen, umherflattern
n. - Beizbrühe

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - μειώνω/-ομαι, υποχωρώ, πέφτω, εκπίπτω, κάνω έκπτωση ή παρακράτηση
n. - δεψική ύλη

idioms:

• with bated breath    με κομμένη την ανάσα

Italiano (Italian)
ridurre, soluzione alcalina per la concia

Português (Portuguese)
v. - diminuir, enfraquecer, deduzir
n. - banho (m) para curtir pele

Русский (Russian)
убавлять, уменьшать, лишать чего-либо, раствор для смягчения кож

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. tr. - disminuir, rebajar, contener la respiración
v. intr. - contener la respiración

idioms:

• with bated breath    sin respirar, conteniendo la respiración

2.
v. intr. - asustarse, atemorizarse
n. - susto, temor, enojo

3.
v. tr. - disminuir, rebajar, remojar (cuero) en solución alcalina
v. intr. - disminuir, rebajar, remojar (cuero) en solución alcalina
n. - solución alcalina

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - minska, dämpa, dra av, lägga i betningsmedel, marinera
n. - bets, marinad

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 减少, 缓和, 衰落

idioms:

• with bated breath    屏息地

2. 减少, 衰落, 大怒

3. 使软化, 减少, 衰落, 软化剂

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
v. intr. - 減少, 衰落
n. - 大怒

2.
v. tr. - 使軟化
v. intr. - 減少, 衰落
n. - 軟化劑

3.
v. tr. - 減少, 緩和
v. intr. - 減少, 衰落

idioms:

• with bated breath    屏息地

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. tr. - 숨을 죽이다, ~을 감하다
v. intr. - 약해지다, 줄다

idioms:

• with bated breath    숨을 죽이고, 마른 침을 삼키고

2.
v. intr. - ~를 푸드덕거리다
n. - 분노, 성내기

3.
v. tr. - 탈회액에 담가 부드럽게 하다
v. intr. - 탈회액에 담가 부드럽게 하다
n. - 탈회액

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 減らす, 弱める, 取り去る, なめし剤の液に浸す, 減じる
n. - なめし液, 激怒

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) خفض (صوته) (الاسم) مزاج عكر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הפחית‬
v. intr. - ‮התמעט‬
v. intr. - ‮התחבט בכנפיו (נץ)‬
n. - ‮מצב של זעם או פחד‬
v. tr. - ‮השרה עור בתמיסה אלקלית‬
v. intr. - ‮הושרה בתמיסה אלקלית (עור)‬
n. - ‮הפחית, תמיסה אלקלית להשריית עור‬

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