bate

bate · verb¹

1. Old French · derived fromabatre“to knock down”
2. Middle English · inherited frombaten“to abate”
3. English todaybate

Inherited from Middle English baten (“to abate”), an apheretic form of abaten, from Old French abatre (“to knock down”).

bate · noun, verb²

1. Latin · derived frombattere
2. Old French · derived frombatre
3. Middle English · inherited frombate“contention”
4. English todaybate

* Noun: From the verb, or directly from the noun debate. * Verb: From Middle English bate (“contention”), from Old French batre (French battre), from Latin battere.

bate · noun, verb³

1. Swedish · borrowed frombeta“maceration, tanning”
2. English todaybate

Borrowed from Swedish beta (“maceration, tanning”).

bate · verb⁴

Formed by analogy with eat → ate or other Class 5 strong verbs (compare gave, obsolete spake, etc.), with which it shares an analogous past participle (eaten → beaten).

bate · noun⁵

Variant of beat (“rhythm”).

Bate · proper noun⁶

From a diminutive form of Bartholomew.

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