Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bate an ace

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.74 in modern English

Syllables
bate an ace
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make the least abatement or reduction.

Obsolete; Slang

Usage

Inflected Forms

bates an ace (present, singular) bating an ace (participle, present) bated an ace (participle, past) bated an ace (past)

Questions

What does bate an ace mean?
To make the least abatement or reduction.

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