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bate1 (bāt)

[Middle English baten, short for abaten; see abate.]

transitive verb: bat·ed, bat·ing, bates. 

  1. To lessen the force or intensity of; moderate: “To his dying day he bated his breath a little when he told the story” (George Eliot) See Usage Note at: bait
  2. To take away; subtract.
bate2,
also bait (bāt)

[Middle English baten, from Old French batre, to beat; see batter1.]

intransitive verb: bat·ed, also bait·ed, bat·ing, bait·ing, bates, baits 

To flap the wings wildly or frantically. Used of a falcon.