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bate ¹

t) KEY

TRANSITIVE VERB:
bat·ed , bat·ing , bates

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 bait ¹.
To take away; subtract.

ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English baten, short for abaten ; see abate

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