bate

verb

Definition of batenext
as in to remove

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Recent Examples of bate Lee’s Eve bates Athena up through a spiral parking garage tunnel and knocks her off her lightcycle. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 25 July 2025 Who’d have thought everyone would be waiting, breath bated, for the rerelease of an album that came out nine years ago to middling reviews? — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 22 May 2025 Every time her vocals seamlessly shifted from a keen voice, sharp as a blade, to a beautiful singing voice, the audience broke out in goose bumps, breath bated. — Billboard Japan, Billboard, 7 Aug. 2024 During that fleeting wait, bated breath and a thumping heartbeat are symptoms of a process that happens in the brain. — Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2024 Meckler will make his major league debut Monday night at Oracle Park, bating second and starting in center field against the Tampa Bay Rays. — Joe Freeman, oregonlive, 14 Aug. 2023 Others will have a day off work and maybe do something meaningful to honor Black people—but our breath is not bated. — Time, 19 June 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bate
  1. remove
  2. deduct
  3. abate
  4. subtract
  5. detach
  6. take off
  7. disconnect
  8. sever
Verb
  • In sick bay, M’Benga tries to remove the table and end his life so Chapel can give up on him, an effort that proves futile.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Though your home may have its share of appliances, mail, mugs, or anything else that lives on your countertops daily, they should be removed before listing.
    — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of remove
Verb
  • That’s after excluding wealth from the top 1% of households, subtracting debts and other liabilities, and deducting retirement spending, charitable donations, taxes, and fees.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Selberg will retain the same health insurance coverage for a year and Collierville will deduct from his severance payments.
    — Corey Davis, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of deduct
Verb
  • And the company faces soaring memory costs as a worldwide shortage shows no signs of abating.
    — Kif Leswing, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Regardless of whether an athlete is male or female, any fertility issues associated with training tend to abate after a few months of rest.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of abate
Verb
  • That’s after excluding wealth from the top 1% of households, subtracting debts and other liabilities, and deducting retirement spending, charitable donations, taxes, and fees.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The two moves subtract the best talents from the worst team in Major League Soccer.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of subtract
Verb
  • Nepali officials have said the floods were likely unleashed by a glacial collapse, which is when a large piece of ice, rock and debris suddenly detaches from a glacier on a mountain.
    — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 27 Aug. 2026
  • And right now the -- a lot of the worst politicians right now are sitting up on high in Oval Office rooms, detached from the feelings of working class people.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of detach
Verb
  • Just never came back to the $150s after taking off earlier this year.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The siren blared again and again; one load of jumpers and then another took off into the skies over Alaska.
    — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of take off
Verb
  • Tourists come here, disconnect themselves, go off into one little corner and think that’s the country.
    — Josh Rivera, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
  • And, often, the material is so technical that it is disconnected from real-world use, leading to even less engagement and retention.
    — Jason Corso, Time, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of disconnect
Verb
  • Across the Sahel region, a vast arid expanse south of the Sahara Desert, militaries that grabbed power citing security failures have severed ties with longtime Western security allies and turned to Russia.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Prosecutors have long suspected Burke used a chainsaw to sever Hernandez’s limbs in his garage last April and tried to collect the blood in a kiddie pool.
    — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of sever

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“Bate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bate. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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