Word Type

Verb

Noun

Proper Noun

The word "bate" can be used as verb, noun and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

bate an ace bateful bateless breedbate makebate with bated breath

Derived From

ace

Etymologically Related To

abate ate beaten debate eat eaten masturbate

Inflected/Variant Forms

beat

Context

chemistry falconry nonstandard slang

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

beat check contain control curb douse dowse drench flap hold hold in moderate soak sop souse

Manner Of

beat control drench

Related Terms

bait

Related Terms

abate alkaline anticipation argument bait beat blow chemical contend contention flap force hide leather lime lye masturbate rebate reduce restrain soak steep strife strive tanning vat vigorously waste away wing

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.