Re‐bate″ (rē̍‐bāt″), v. t. [F. rebattre to beat again; pref. re- re- + battre to beat, L. batuere to beat, strike. See Abate.] 1. To beat to obtuseness; to deprive of keenness; to blunt; to turn back the point of, as a lance used for exercise.
But doth rebate and blunt his natural edge. Shak.
2. To deduct from; to make a discount from, as interest due, or customs duties. Blount.
Rebated cross, a cross which has the extremities of the arms bent back at right angles, as in the fylfot.