bate
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
- arrow points to the broader concept
- dashed outline: no word in this language
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
moderate or restrain; lessen the force of
He bated his breath when talking about this affair
Types & categories
- curb hypernym
Sense 2 verb
flap the wings wildly or frantically; used of falcons
Types & categories
- flap hypernym
Sense 3 verb
soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments
bate hides and skins
Types & categories
- souse hypernym
Related & opposite
- chemistry domain topic
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | curb |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | flap |
| 3 | domain topic | Related & opposite | chemistry |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | souse |