bate

English Thesaurus

1. soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments (verb.change)

hypernym	:	douse, dowse, drench, soak, sop, souse,
definition	:	cover with liquid; pour liquid onto (verb.change)

domain category	:	chemical science, chemistry,
definition	:	the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions (noun.cognition)

2. flap the wings wildly or frantically; used of falcons (verb.motion)

hypernym	:	beat, flap,
definition	:	move with a thrashing motion (verb.motion)

3. moderate or restrain; lessen the force of (verb.social)

hypernym	:	check, contain, control, curb, hold, hold in, moderate,
definition	:	lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits (verb.social)