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Main Entry:: ¹bate
Pronunciation:: \ˈbāt\
Function:: verb
Inflected Form(s):: bat·ed; bat·ing
Etymology:: Middle English, short for abaten to abate
Date:: 14th century

transitive verb1: to reduce the force or intensity of : restrain <with bated breath>2: to take away : deduct3archaic : to lower especially in amount or estimation4archaic : bluntintransitive verbobsolete : diminish, decrease

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