Ah, left ſome Thorn ſhoul'd pierce thy tender Foot, / Or thou ſhoul'dſt fall in flying my purſuit! / To ſharp uneven Ways thy ſteps decline; / Abate thy Speed, and I will bate of mine.
Source: wiktionary
Bate
//beɪt//
Synonyms for "bate" (155 found)
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Translations
26 translations across 5 languages.
Bulgarian
3 entries- намалявам verb (to reduce the force of something)
- отслабвам verb (to reduce the force of something)
- притъпявам verb (to reduce the force of something)
Czech
4 entries- mořit verb (to soak leather)
- máčet verb (to soak leather)
- snížit verb (to reduce the force of something)
- vydělávat (kůži) verb (to soak leather)
Finnish
4 entries- kiista noun (strife, contention)
- peittausaine noun (an alkaline lye)
- sammio noun (a vat which contains this liquid)
- heikentää verb (to reduce the force of something)
Polish
2 entries- bejcować verb (to soak leather)
- zabejcować verb (to soak leather)
Russian
2 entries- убавля́ть verb (to reduce the force of something)
- уменьша́ть verb (to reduce the force of something)
Sample sentences
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[…] and to his dying day he bated his breath a little when he told the story of the stroke with the willow wand.
Source: wiktionary
Also about Autumne bate the earth from about the roots of Olives, and lay them bare, but in stead thereof put good mucke thereto.
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Nay, if he be of a proud humour, […] he will not Bate an Ace of abſolute certainty, but however doubtful or improbable the thing is, coming f[r]om him it muſt go for an indiſputable truth.
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