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bate an ace

bate an ace verb: to make the least abatement or reduction.

Verb

bate an ace (third-person singular simple present bates an ace, present participle bating an ace, simple past and past participle bated an ace)

  1. (idiomatic, obsolete, slang) To make the least abatement or reduction.

Forms of bate an ace

third-person singular presentbates an ace
present participlebating an ace
past participlebated an ace
pastbated an ace

Questions about bate an ace

What does bate an ace mean?
Bate an ace means to make the least abatement or reduction.
What part of speech is bate an ace?
Bate an ace is a verb.
What is the past tense of bate an ace?
The past tense of bate an ace is bated an ace.

Words near bate an ace in the dictionary

  1. Batcul
  2. batdom
  3. Batdorf
  4. Batdorfs
  5. bate
  6. bate an ace
  7. Batea
  8. bateau
  9. Bateau Bay
  10. bateau neck
  11. bateau neckline

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