Bate, v. i. 1. To remit or retrench a part; — with of.
Abate thy speed, and I will bate of mine.
Dryden.
2. To waste away. Shak.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.