Bate vs. Mate: What's the Difference?

To lessen the force or intensity of; moderate

One of a matched pair

To take away; subtract.

A spouse or romantic partner.

To flap the wings wildly or frantically. Used of a falcon.

Either of a pair of birds or other animals that associate in order to propagate.

(transitive) To reduce the force of something; to abate.

Either of a pair of animals brought together for breeding.

(transitive) To restrain, usually with the sense of being in anticipation

Either of a pair of plants, fungi, or other organisms that engage in sexual reproduction or conjugation with each other.

To cut off, remove, take away.

A person with whom one is in close association; an associate.

To leave out, except, bar.

Chiefly British A good friend or companion.

To waste away.

A person with whom one shares living quarters. Often used in combination

To deprive of.

A deck officer on a merchant ship ranking next below the master.

To lessen by retrenching, deducting, or reducing; to abate; to beat down; to lower.

A US Navy petty officer who is an assistant to a warrant officer.

To allow by way of abatement or deduction.

A checkmate.

(intransitive) To contend or strive with blows or arguments.

An evergreen shrub or small tree (Ilex paraguariensis) of South America, widely cultivated for its leaves, which are used to prepare a tealike beverage.

Of a falcon: To flap the wings vigorously; to bait.

A tealike beverage, popular in South America, made from the dried leaves of this plant.Also called Paraguay tea, yerba mate.

(transitive) To soak leather so as to remove chemicals used in tanning; to steep in bate.

An oval or rounded container or cup, traditionally made from a hollow calabash, in which this tea is prepared and served.

; = beat.

To join closely or combine

To masturbate.

To cause to be united in marriage or a romantic sexual relationship.

Strife; contention.

To cause (organisms) to breed or bring (organisms) into close proximity for breeding.

An alkaline lye which neutralizes the effect of the previous application of lime, and makes hides supple in the process of tanning.

To become joined in marriage or a romantic sexual relationship.

A vat which contains this liquid.

To be paired for reproducing; breed.

Strife; contention.

To engage in sexual reproduction or conjugation.

See 2d Bath.

To checkmate or achieve a checkmate.

An alkaline solution consisting of the dung of certain animals; - employed in the preparation of hides; grainer.

A fellow, comrade, colleague, partner or someone with whom something is shared, e.g. shipmate, classmate.

To lessen by retrenching, deducting, or reducing; to abate; to beat down; to lower.

(especially of a non-human animal) A breeding partner.

To allow by way of abatement or deduction.

A friend, usually of the same sex.

To leave out; to except.

Friendly term of address to a stranger, usually male, of similar age.

To remove.

(nautical) In naval ranks, a non-commissioned officer or his subordinate (e.g. Boatswain's Mate, Gunner's Mate, Sailmaker's Mate, etc).

To deprive of.

(nautical) A ship's officer, subordinate to the master on a commercial ship.

To remit or retrench a part; - with of.

(nautical) A first mate.

To waste away.

A technical assistant in certain trades (e.g. gasfitter's mate, plumber's mate); sometimes an apprentice.

To attack; to bait.

The other member of a matched pair of objects.

To flutter as a hawk; to bait.

A suitable companion; a match; an equal.

To steep in bate, as hides, in the manufacture of leather.

(chess) checkmate

Moderate or restrain; lessen the force of;

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Flap the wings wildly or frantically; used of falcons

The abovementioned plant; the leaves and shoots used for the tea

Soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments;

(intransitive) To match, fit together without space between.

(intransitive) To copulate.

(intransitive) To pair in order to raise offspring.

(transitive) To arrange in matched pairs.

(transitive) To introduce (animals) together for the purpose of breeding.

To copulate with.

(transitive) To marry; to match (a person).

To match oneself against; to oppose as equal; to compete with.

(transitive) To fit (objects) together without space between.

(intransitive) To come together as companions, comrades, partners, etc.

To move (a space shuttle orbiter) onto the back of an aircraft that can carry it.

(chess) checkmate

(obsolete) To confuse; to confound.

The Paraguay tea, being the dried leaf of the Brazilian holly (Ilex Paraguensis). The infusion has a pleasant odor, with an agreeable bitter taste, and is much used for tea in South America.

Same as Checkmate.

One who customarily associates with another; a companion; an associate; any object which is associated or combined with a similar object.

Hence, specifically, a husband or wife; and among the lower animals, one of a pair associated for propagation and the care of their young.

A suitable companion; a match; an equal.

An officer in a merchant vessel ranking next below the captain. If there are more than one bearing the title, they are called, respectively, first mate, second mate, third mate, etc. In the navy, a subordinate officer or assistant; as, master's mate; surgeon's mate.

See 2d Mat.

To confuse; to confound.

To checkmate.

To match; to marry.

To match one's self against; to oppose as equal; to compete with.

To breed; to bring (animals) together for the purpose of breeding; as, she mated a doberman with a German shepherd.

To join together; to fit together; to connect; to link; as, he mated a saw blade to a broom handle to cut inaccessible branches.

To be or become a mate or mates, especially in sexual companionship; as, some birds mate for life; this bird will not mate with that one.

The officer below the master on a commercial ship

A fellow member of a team;

The partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner);

A person's partner in marriage

An exact duplicate;

South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea

Informal term for a friend of the same sex

South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate

A chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king

Make love;

Bring two objects, ideas, or people together;

Place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game;