Bate (&unr_;), n. [Prob. abbrev. from debate.] Strife; contention. [Obs.] Shak.
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Bate, v. i. 1. To remit or retrench a part; -- with of.
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Abate thy speed, and I will bate of mine. Dryden.
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2. To waste away. [Obs.] Shak.
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Bate, imp. of Bite. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Bate, n. (Jewish Antiq.) See 2d Bath.
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Bate, v. t. To steep in bate, as hides, in the manufacture of leather.
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