bated
verb(bate)
to reduce the force or intensity of : restrain
bated
verb(bate)
to take away : deduct
bated
verb(bate)
to lower especially in amount or estimation
bated
verb(bate)
to attempt to fly off something (such as a gauntlet) in fear
bated
idiom(bate)
in a nervous and excited state anticipating what will happen