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Word: Bate
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 19th century: from the verb bait‘torment’, expressing the notion ‘state of a baited person’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
beɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an angry mood
Short Definition:angry mood
Examples:- he got into a stinking bate
Variant Forms:
- bait
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