BATE

(verb) soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments
"bate hides and skins"
His job was to bate hides and skins. -added by naila_inlas
(verb) flap the wings wildly or frantically; used of falcons
i remember quite well the bating wings of those magnificient birds of prey. -added by diviya_inlas
(verb) moderate or restrain; lessen the force of
"He bated his breath when talking about this affair", "capable of bating his enthusiasm"

Selected Mnemonic for bate

(Tag: Global) bate ~ b + ate; when you ate something you lessen the quantity of something.
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Mnemonics for bate

(Tag: ) Bate: remember 'abate' we memorized while reading the A list? Notice that 'Bate' has a similar meaning like 'Abate'
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(Tag: ) bate..sounds like wait..dat is u need to wait till thing happens..ie.. control urself..
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(Tag: english) 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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(Tag: ) 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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(Tag: english) bate is like debate.. in debate we lessen d opponents force on his statements... so bate is letting down.
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