Bate \Bate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Bating.]
[From abate.]
1. To lessen by retrenching, deducting, or reducing; to
abate; to beat down; to lower.
He must either bate the laborer's wages, or not
employ or not pay him. --Locke.
2. To allow by way of abatement or deduction.
To whom he bates nothing or what he stood upon with
the parliament. --South.
3. To leave out; to except. [Obs.]
Bate me the king, and, be he flesh and blood. He
lies that says it. --Beau. & Fl.
4. To remove. [Obs.]
About autumn bate the earth from about the roots of
olives, and lay them bare. --Holland.
5. To deprive of. [Obs.]
When baseness is exalted, do not bate The place its
honor for the person's sake. --Herbert.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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