BATE


Meaning of BATE in English

v.

Function: intransitive verb

Inflected Form: bat · ed ; bat · ing

Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French batre to beat, from Latin battuere

Date: 14th century

of a falcon or hawk : to attempt to fly off something (as a gauntlet) in fear

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