bated

bate ¹  (bt)

tr.v. bat·ed, bat·ing, bates

1. 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.

2. To take away; subtract.

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[Middle English baten, short for abaten; see abate.]

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bate ² also bait  (bt)

intr.v. bat·ed also bait·ed, bat·ing also bait·ing, bates also baits

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

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[Middle English baten, from Old French batre, to beat; see batter¹.]

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

bated - diminished or moderated; "our bated enthusiasm"; "his bated hopes" decreased, reduced - made less in size or amount or degree

Translations

bated [ˈbeɪtɪd] ADJ with bated breath → sin respirar

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bated [ˈbeɪtɪd] adj
to wait with bated breath → attendre en retenant son souffle

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bated

adj with bated breath → mit angehaltenem Atem

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bated [ˈbeɪtɪd] adj with bated breath → col fiato sospeso

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bated [ˈbeɪtɪd] adj with bated breath → col fiato sospeso

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bated [ˈbeitid]

breathing only slightly, due to anxiety, excitement etc The crowd watched the rescue of the child with bated breath. ingehoue أنْفاسٌ مَقْطوعَه със затаен дъх se zatajeným dechem åndeløst angehalten με κομμένη την ανάσα conteniendo la respiración hinge (kinni) pidades با نفس حبس henkeä pidättäen en retenant son souffle בִּנְשִימָה עָצוּרָה रोके suspregnut (dah) lélegzetvisszafojtva tertahan með öndina í hálsinum trattenuto 息を殺して 숨을 죽이고 užgniaužus kvapą elpu aizturējis nafas cemas ingehouden åndeløst z zapartym tchem suspenso cu răsuflarea tăiată затаив дыхание so zatajeným dychom zadržujoč sapo zaustavljenog daha återhållen, med återhållen andedräkt, med dämpad röst ด้วยความลุ้นระทึก soluğunu tutarak, heyecanla 屏息地 затамувавши подих کھڑی ہوئی سانس کے ساتھ ، خوفزدہ hồi hộp 屏息地