BATES Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

bates

verb

Definition of bates

present tense third-person singular of bate

as in removes

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Critics argue that the shortcut removes the layer of oversight that protects patients from the mistakes that have shaped every prior generation of gene therapy.

— William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
The clock stops once the rider removes his hand from the rope or touches anything with his free arm.

— Ava DiCecca, Sun Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of removes

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What happened Imagine an ATM that checks your balance, dispenses the money, then deducts the amount from your account.

— Emin Gün Sirer, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
The state’s homestead market-value exclusion program automatically deducts a certain amount of value for the purpose of calculating property taxes.

— Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2026

Definition of deducts

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Vitae and Willpower/Health merge into a single resource, Difficulty subtracts dice from a pool rather than raising a target number, and players roll nearly all of the dice at the table.

— Jennifer Maas, Variety, 30 July 2026
The upward revision can be attributed to a downward revision on imports, which subtracts from GDP.

— Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 25 June 2026

Definition of subtracts

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Protium detaches first at low temperatures, followed by deuterium, while tritium holds on the longest and requires the highest heat to release.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026
Writing detaches the message from the messenger, allowing for a more dispassionate spread of information than was possible in oral societies.

— Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

Definition of detaches

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When Krem takes off in Kara’s spacecraft, a rusted hulk that’s like an interplanetary RV, and shoots her beloved dog Krypto with a lethal tranquilizer that will result in agonizing death in three days, Kara joins Ruthye on her revenge quest.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 24 June 2026
There is a similar silence after Maggie’s mother takes off.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 June 2026

Definition of takes off

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Armour hooks my arm, and the panic abates.

— Adam Erace, Fortune, 24 May 2026
Preserving dam integrity across northern Michigan will be important to the region once the crisis abates, said Sharen Lange, a Cheboygan business owner active in economic development, including on Cheboygan Commons.

— CBS News, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026

Definition of abates

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