Bate vs. Mate: What's the Difference?

Bate and Mate Definitions
Bate
To lessen the force or intensity of; moderate
"To his dying day he bated his breath a little when he told the story" (George Eliot). See Usage Note at bait1.
Mate
One of a matched pair
The mate to this glove.
Bate
To take away; subtract.
Mate
A spouse or romantic partner.
Bate
To flap the wings wildly or frantically. Used of a falcon.
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Mate
Either of a pair of birds or other animals that associate in order to propagate.
Bate
(transitive) To reduce the force of something; to abate.
Mate
Either of a pair of animals brought together for breeding.
Bate
(transitive) To restrain, usually with the sense of being in anticipation
Mate
Either of a pair of plants, fungi, or other organisms that engage in sexual reproduction or conjugation with each other.
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Bate
To cut off, remove, take away.
Mate
A person with whom one is in close association; an associate.
Bate
To leave out, except, bar.
Mate
Chiefly British A good friend or companion.
Bate
To waste away.
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Mate
A person with whom one shares living quarters. Often used in combination
Advertised for a new flatmate.
Bate
To deprive of.
Mate
A deck officer on a merchant ship ranking next below the master.
Bate
To lessen by retrenching, deducting, or reducing; to abate; to beat down; to lower.
Mate
A US Navy petty officer who is an assistant to a warrant officer.
Bate
To allow by way of abatement or deduction.
Mate
A checkmate.
Bate
(intransitive) To contend or strive with blows or arguments.
Mate
An evergreen shrub or small tree (Ilex paraguariensis) of South America, widely cultivated for its leaves, which are used to prepare a tealike beverage.
Bate
Of a falcon: To flap the wings vigorously; to bait.
Mate
A tealike beverage, popular in South America, made from the dried leaves of this plant.Also called Paraguay tea, yerba mate.
Bate
(transitive) To soak leather so as to remove chemicals used in tanning; to steep in bate.
Mate
An oval or rounded container or cup, traditionally made from a hollow calabash, in which this tea is prepared and served.
Bate
; = beat.
Mate
To join closely or combine
An engine that is mated to a four-speed transmission.
Bate
To masturbate.
Mate
To cause to be united in marriage or a romantic sexual relationship.
Bate
Strife; contention.
Mate
To cause (organisms) to breed or bring (organisms) into close proximity for breeding.
Bate
An alkaline lye which neutralizes the effect of the previous application of lime, and makes hides supple in the process of tanning.
Mate
To become joined in marriage or a romantic sexual relationship.
Bate
A vat which contains this liquid.
Mate
To be paired for reproducing; breed.
Bate
Strife; contention.
Mate
To engage in sexual reproduction or conjugation.
Bate
See 2d Bath.
Mate
To checkmate or achieve a checkmate.
Bate
An alkaline solution consisting of the dung of certain animals; - employed in the preparation of hides; grainer.
Mate
A fellow, comrade, colleague, partner or someone with whom something is shared, e.g. shipmate, classmate.
Bate
To lessen by retrenching, deducting, or reducing; to abate; to beat down; to lower.
He must either bate the laborer's wages, or not employ or not pay him.
Mate
(especially of a non-human animal) A breeding partner.
Bate
To allow by way of abatement or deduction.
To whom he bates nothing of what he stood upon with the parliament.
Mate
A friend, usually of the same sex.
I'm going to the pub with a few mates.
He's my best mate.
Bate
To leave out; to except.
Bate me the king, and, be he flesh and blood,He lies that says it.
Mate
Friendly term of address to a stranger, usually male, of similar age.
Excuse me, mate, have you got the time?
Bate
To remove.
About autumn bate the earth from about the roots of olives, and lay them bare.
Mate
(nautical) In naval ranks, a non-commissioned officer or his subordinate (e.g. Boatswain's Mate, Gunner's Mate, Sailmaker's Mate, etc).
Bate
To deprive of.
When baseness is exalted, do not bateThe place its honor for the person's sake.
Mate
(nautical) A ship's officer, subordinate to the master on a commercial ship.
Bate
To remit or retrench a part; - with of.
Abate thy speed, and I will bate of mine.
Mate
(nautical) A first mate.
Bate
To waste away.
Mate
A technical assistant in certain trades (e.g. gasfitter's mate, plumber's mate); sometimes an apprentice.
Bate
To attack; to bait.
Mate
The other member of a matched pair of objects.
I found one of the socks I wanted to wear, but I couldn't find its mate.
Bate
To flutter as a hawk; to bait.
Mate
A suitable companion; a match; an equal.
Bate
To steep in bate, as hides, in the manufacture of leather.
Mate
(chess) checkmate
Bate
Moderate or restrain; lessen the force of;
He bated his breath when talking about this affair
Capable of bating his enthusiasm
Mate
Senseid|en|drink}} {{alternative spelling of maté, an aromatic tea-like drink prepared from the holly yerba maté (Ilex paraguariensis).
Bate
Flap the wings wildly or frantically; used of falcons
Mate
The abovementioned plant; the leaves and shoots used for the tea
Bate
Soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments;
Bate hides and skins
Mate
(intransitive) To match, fit together without space between.
The pieces of the puzzle mate perfectly.
Mate
(intransitive) To copulate.
Mate
(intransitive) To pair in order to raise offspring.
Mate
(transitive) To arrange in matched pairs.
Mate
(transitive) To introduce (animals) together for the purpose of breeding.
Mate
To copulate with.
Mate
(transitive) To marry; to match (a person).
Mate
To match oneself against; to oppose as equal; to compete with.
Mate
(transitive) To fit (objects) together without space between.
Mate
(intransitive) To come together as companions, comrades, partners, etc.
Mate
To move (a space shuttle orbiter) onto the back of an aircraft that can carry it.
Mate
(chess) checkmate
Mate
(obsolete) To confuse; to confound.
Mate
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.
Mate
Same as Checkmate.
Mate
One who customarily associates with another; a companion; an associate; any object which is associated or combined with a similar object.
Mate
Hence, specifically, a husband or wife; and among the lower animals, one of a pair associated for propagation and the care of their young.
Mate
A suitable companion; a match; an equal.
Ye knew me once no mateFor you; there sitting where you durst not soar.
Mate
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.
Mate
See 2d Mat.
Mate
To confuse; to confound.
Mate
To checkmate.
Mate
To match; to marry.
If she be mated with an equal husband.
Mate
To match one's self against; to oppose as equal; to compete with.
There is no passion in the mind of man so weak but it mates and masters the fear of death.
I, . . . in the way of loyalty and truth, . . .Dare mate a sounder man than Surrey can be.
Mate
To breed; to bring (animals) together for the purpose of breeding; as, she mated a doberman with a German shepherd.
Mate
To join together; to fit together; to connect; to link; as, he mated a saw blade to a broom handle to cut inaccessible branches.
Mate
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.
Mate
The officer below the master on a commercial ship
Mate
A fellow member of a team;
It was his first start against his former teammates
Mate
The partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner);
He loved the mare and all her mates
Camels hate leaving their mates
Mate
A person's partner in marriage
Mate
An exact duplicate;
When a match is found an entry is made in the notebook
Mate
South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea
Mate
Informal term for a friend of the same sex
Mate
South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate
Mate
A chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king
Mate
Make love;
Birds mate in the Spring
Mate
Bring two objects, ideas, or people together;
This fact is coupled to the other one
Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?
The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project
Mate
Place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game;
Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves