4. To remove. [Obs.] About autumn bate the earth from about the roots of olives, and lay them bare. Holland.
5. To deprive of. [Obs.] When baseness is exalted, do not bate The place its honor for the person's sake. Herbert.
BATE
Bate, v. i.
1. To remit or retrench a part; — with of. Abate thy speed, and I will bate of mine. Dryden.
2. To waste away. [Obs.] Shak.
BATE
Bate, v. t.
Defn: To attack; to bait. [Obs.] Spenser.
BATE
Bate, imp.
Defn: of Bite. [Obs.] Spenser.
BATE Bate, v. i. Etym: [F. battre des ailes to flutter. Cf. Bait to flutter.]