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bates
 
Verb bate has 3 senses
  1. bate - moderate or restrain; lessen the force of; "He bated his breath when talking about this affair"; "capable of bating his enthusiasm"
    --1 is one way to     control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  2. bate - flap the wings wildly or frantically; used of falcons
    --2 is one way to     beat, flap
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s something
  3. bate - soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments; "bate hides and skins"
    --3 is one way to     drench, douse, dowse, soak, sop, souse
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
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