1. Moderate or restrain; lessen the force of
   "capable of bating his enthusiasm"; "He bated his breath when talking about this affair"
    
2. Flap the wings wildly or frantically; used of falcons
   "The falcon bated on the falconer's glove"
    
3. (chemistry) soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments
   "bate hides and skins"

Sounds like: bait

Derived forms: bating, bates, bated

Type of: beat, check, contain, control, curb, douse, dowse, drench, flap, hold, hold in, moderate, soak, sop, souse

Encyclopedia: Bate, Mike