bated
(adjective) diminished or moderated; “our bated enthusiasm”; “his bated hopes”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
bated (comparative more bated, superlative most bated)
Reduced; lowered; restrained
bated
simple past tense and past participle of bate
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Source: Wiktionary
Bat"ed, a.
Definition: Reduced; lowered; restrained; as, to speak with bated breath. Macaulay.
Bate, n. Etym: [Prob. abbrev. from debate.]
Definition: Strife; contention. [Obs.] Shak.
Bate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bated; p. pr. & vb. n. Bating.] Etym: [From abate.]
1. To lessen by retrenching, deducting, or reducing; to abate; to beat down; to lower. He must either bate the laborer's wages, or not employ or not pay him. Locke.
2. To allow by way of abatement or deduction. To whom he bates nothing or what he stood upon with the parliament. South.
3. To leave out; to except. [Obs.] Bate me the king, and, be he flesh and blood. He lies that says it. Beau. & Fl.
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, 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, v. t.
Definition: To attack; to bait. [Obs.] Spenser.
Bate, imp.
Definition: of Bite. [Obs.] Spenser.
Bate, v. i. Etym: [F. battre des ailes to flutter. Cf. Bait to flutter.]
Definition: To flutter as a hawk; to bait. [Obs.] Bacon.
Bate, n. (Jewish Antiq.)
Definition: See 2d Bath.
Bate, n. Etym: [Cf. Sw. beta maceration, soaking, G. beize, and E. bite.]
Definition: An alkaline solution consisting of the dung of certain animals;
– employed in the preparation of hides; grainer. Knight.
Bate, v. t.
Definition: To steep in bate, as hides, in the manufacture of leather.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 April 2025
(noun) food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or including greens
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
