Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Bate (-s)
bate (-s), v. [Fr < L. 'beat, strike'; see abate, v.]
Lessen; retrench; diminish; reduce; [fig.] silence; muffle; stifle the sound of; suppress the noise of.
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bate (-s), v. [Fr < L. 'beat, strike'; see abate, v.]
Lessen; retrench; diminish; reduce; [fig.] silence; muffle; stifle the sound of; suppress the noise of.
Return to page 10 of the letter “b”.