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-bait

-bait suffix: forms nouns which refer to acts of manipulation or manipulative material which seek to elicit a particular response.

Suffix

-bait (noun-forming suffix, uncountable)

  1. (Internet) Forms nouns which refer to acts of manipulation or manipulative material which seek to elicit a particular response.
  2. (Internet) Forms verbs which refer to performing the above acts or creating the above material.

Origin of -bait

From bait.

Questions about -bait

What does -bait mean?
-bait means forms nouns which refer to acts of manipulation or manipulative material which seek to elicit a particular response.
What part of speech is -bait?
-bait is a suffix.

Words near -bait in the dictionary

  1. -azolam
  2. -azosin
  3. -ba-
  4. -bac-
  5. -bactam
  6. -bait
  7. -ball
  8. -bamate
  9. -barb-
  10. -berg
  11. -betasol

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