Adjective bated has 2 senses
- bated - held back; "we watched the daring feats of the acrobats with bated breath"
Antonym: unrestrained (indirect, via restrained)
- bated - diminished or moderated; "our bated enthusiasm"; "his bated hopes"
Antonym: increased (indirect, via decreased)
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Verb bate has 3 senses
- bate - moderate or restrain; lessen the force of; "He bated his breath when talking about this affair"; "capable of bating his enthusiasm"
--1 is one way to control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
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- bate - flap the wings wildly or frantically; used of falcons
--2 is one way to beat, flap
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- bate - soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments; "bate hides and skins"
--3 is one way to drench, douse, dowse, soak, sop, souse
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