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Word: Bate
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Old French batre ‘to beat’ (see also batter)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
beɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(of a hawk) beat the wings in agitation and flutter off the perch
Short Definition:(of hawk) beat wings in agitation and flutter off perch
Examples:- the hawks bated and immediately the breeze got in their feathers
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