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bate breath
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Bate — and similar can mean:People*Ahmade Bate (1417–1491), Kurdish poet and cleric *Anthony Bate (born 1929), English actor *C. T. Bate (1823–1889), Canadian politician *Charles Spence Bate (1819–1889), British zoologist and dentist *Dorothea Bate… … Wikipedia
bate — bate1 [bāt] vt. bated, bating [ME baten, aphetic for abaten, ABATE] 1. to abate, lessen, lower, etc. 2. Archaic to deprive (of) with bated breath with the breath held in because of fear, excitement, etc. bate2 [bāt] … English World dictionary
bate — bate1 /bayt/, v., bated, bating. v.t. 1. to moderate or restrain: unable to bate our enthusiasm. 2. to lessen or diminish; abate: setbacks that bated his hopes. v.i. 3. to diminish or subside; abate. 4. with bated breath, with breath drawn in or… … Universalium
bate — 1. verb /beɪt/ a) To reduce the force of something; to abate. He will not bate an ace of absolute certainty. b) To restrain, usually with the sense of being in anticipation; … Wiktionary
bate — {{11}}bate (1) to reduce, to lessen in intensity, c.1300, aphetic of ABATE (Cf. abate) (q.v.). Now only in phrase bated breath, which was used by Shakespeare in The Merchant of Venice (1596). {{12}}bate (2) c.1300, to contend with blows or… … Etymology dictionary
bate — I [[t]beɪt[/t]] v. bat•ed, bat•ing 1) to moderate or restrain: to bate one s enthusiasm[/ex] 2) to lessen or diminish; abate 3) to diminish or subside; abate • with bated breath Etymology: 1250–1300; ME, aph. var. of abate II bate [[t]beɪt[/t]] v … From formal English to slang
bate one's breath — hold one s breath; restrain one s breathing … English contemporary dictionary
bate — /beɪt / (say bayt) verb (t) (bated, bating) 1. to moderate or restrain (the breath): to wait with bated breath. 2. to lessen; abate. {aphetic variant of abate} …
bate — I. verb (bated; bating) Etymology: Middle English, short for abaten to abate Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to reduce the force or intensity of ; restrain < with bated breath > 2. to take away … New Collegiate Dictionary
with bated breath — (holding one s breath) in fear or suspense • • • Main Entry: ↑bate with bated breath With breath restrained out of suspense, fear or reverence • • • Main Entry: ↑breath * * * with bated breath phrase worried or excited and paying a lot of… … Useful english dictionary
bated breath — see BATE (Cf. bate) (1) … Etymology dictionary
