What is to deprive of. [Obs.] When baseness is exalted, do not bate The place its honor for the person's sake. Herbert called?
bate — To deprive of. [Obs.] When baseness is exalted, do not bate The place its honor for the person's sake. Herbert. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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