makebate

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noun

One who excites contentions and quarrels; an instigator.

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Meanings

nounmakebate (plural makebates)

plural makebates

  1. One who excites contentions and quarrels; an instigator.
  2. A plant, bush jasmine (Chrysojasminum fruticans, syn. Jasminum fruticans).

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
kindle-coalmake-debatemake-fraymakestrifetroublemaker

Origin

From make + bate (“strife, contention, quarrel”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

bakemeat
Cite this entry
APA

makebate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/makebate

MLA

“makebate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/makebate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “makebate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/makebate.

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