Bate vs. Mate
Bateverb
(transitive) To reduce the force of something; to abate.
Bateverb
(transitive) To restrain, usually with the sense of being in anticipation
Bateverb
To cut off, remove, take away.
Bateverb
To leave out, except, bar.
Bateverb
To waste away.
Bateverb
To deprive of.
Bateverb
To lessen by retrenching, deducting, or reducing; to abate; to beat down; to lower.
Bateverb
To allow by way of abatement or deduction.
Bateverb
(intransitive) To contend or strive with blows or arguments.
Bateverb
Of a falcon: To flap the wings vigorously; to bait.
Bateverb
(transitive) To soak leather so as to remove chemicals used in tanning; to steep in bate.
Bateverb
; = beat.
Bateverb
To masturbate.
Batenoun
Strife; contention.
Batenoun
An alkaline lye which neutralizes the effect of the previous application of lime, and makes hides supple in the process of tanning.
Batenoun
A vat which contains this liquid.
Batenoun
Strife; contention.
Batenoun
See 2d Bath.
Batenoun
An alkaline solution consisting of the dung of certain animals; - employed in the preparation of hides; grainer.
Bateverb
To lessen by retrenching, deducting, or reducing; to abate; to beat down; to lower.
Bateverb
To allow by way of abatement or deduction.
Bateverb
To leave out; to except.
Bateverb
To remove.
Bateverb
To deprive of.
Bateverb
To remit or retrench a part; - with of.
Bateverb
To waste away.
Bateverb
To attack; to bait.
Bateverb
To flutter as a hawk; to bait.
Bateverb
To steep in bate, as hides, in the manufacture of leather.
Bate
imp. of Bite.
Bateverb
moderate or restrain; lessen the force of;
Bateverb
flap the wings wildly or frantically; used of falcons
Bateverb
soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments;
Batenoun
an angry mood
Bateverb
(of a hawk) beat the wings in agitation and flutter off the perch
Matenoun
A fellow, comrade, colleague, partner or someone with whom something is shared, e.g. shipmate, classmate.
Matenoun
(especially of a non-human animal) A breeding partner.
Matenoun
A friend, usually of the same sex.
Matenoun
a colloquial "sir"; an informal and friendly term of address to a stranger, usually male, of similar age
Matenoun
(nautical) In naval ranks, a non-commissioned officer or his subordinate (e.g. Boatswain's Mate, Gunner's Mate, Sailmaker's Mate, etc).
Matenoun
(nautical) A ship's officer, subordinate to the master on a commercial ship.
Matenoun
(nautical) A first mate.
Matenoun
A technical assistant in certain trades (e.g. gasfitter's mate, plumber's mate); sometimes an apprentice.
Matenoun
The other member of a matched pair of objects.
Matenoun
A suitable companion; a match; an equal.
Matenoun
(chess) Short for checkmate.
Matenoun
alternative spelling of maté|nodot=1, an aromatic tea-like drink prepared from the holly yerba maté (Ilex paraguariensis).
Matenoun
The abovementioned plant; the leaves and shoots used for the tea
Mateverb
(intransitive) To match, fit together without space between.
Mateverb
(intransitive) To copulate.
Mateverb
(intransitive) To pair in order to raise offspring
Mateverb
(transitive) To arrange in matched pairs.
Mateverb
(transitive) To introduce (animals) together for the purpose of breeding.
Mateverb
To copulate with.
Mateverb
(transitive) To marry; to match (a person).
Mateverb
(transitive) To match oneself against; to oppose as equal; to compete with.
Mateverb
(transitive) To fit (objects) together without space between.
Mateverb
To move (a space shuttle orbiter) onto the back of an aircraft that can carry it.
Mateverb
(intransitive) To win a game of chess by putting the opponent in checkmate
Mateverb
To confuse; to confound.
Matenoun
The Paraguay tea, being the dried leaf of the Brazilian holly (Ilex Paraguensis). The infusion has a pleasant odor, with an agreeable bitter taste, and is much used for tea in South America.
Matenoun
Same as Checkmate.
Matenoun
One who customarily associates with another; a companion; an associate; any object which is associated or combined with a similar object.
Matenoun
Hence, specifically, a husband or wife; and among the lower animals, one of a pair associated for propagation and the care of their young.
Matenoun
A suitable companion; a match; an equal.
Matenoun
An officer in a merchant vessel ranking next below the captain. If there are more than one bearing the title, they are called, respectively, first mate, second mate, third mate, etc. In the navy, a subordinate officer or assistant; as, master's mate; surgeon's mate.
Mateadjective
See 2d Mat.
Mateverb
To confuse; to confound.
Mateverb
To checkmate.
Mateverb
To match; to marry.
Mateverb
To match one's self against; to oppose as equal; to compete with.
Mateverb
To breed; to bring (animals) together for the purpose of breeding; as, she mated a doberman with a German shepherd.
Mateverb
To join together; to fit together; to connect; to link; as, he mated a saw blade to a broom handle to cut inaccessible branches.
Mateverb
To be or become a mate or mates, especially in sexual companionship; as, some birds mate for life; this bird will not mate with that one.
Matenoun
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
Matenoun
a fellow member of a team;
Matenoun
the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner);
Matenoun
a person's partner in marriage
Matenoun
an exact duplicate;
Matenoun
South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea
Matenoun
informal term for a friend of the same sex
Matenoun
South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate
Matenoun
a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king
Mateverb
make love;
Mateverb
bring two objects, ideas, or people together;
Mateverb
place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game;
