máčet — meaning in English

English meaning

• bate verb To reduce the force of something; to abate.
• steep adj Rising or falling at a sharp angle, close to vertical.

Senses

máčet is used for these senses in English:

• bate (transitive) To soak leather so as to remove chemicals used in tanning; to steep in bate.
• ret (transitive) To prepare (flax, hemp etc.) for further processing by soaking, which facilitates separation of fibers from the woody parts of the stem.
• steep To make tea (or other beverage) by placing leaves in hot water.

bate — full definition

1. verb To reduce the force of something; to abate.
2. verb To restrain, usually with the sense of being in anticipation
3. verb To cut off, remove, take away.
4. verb To leave out, except, bar.

steep — full definition

1. adj Rising or falling at a sharp angle, close to vertical.
2. adj Very expensive or unreasonably high, said of a price.
3. verb To soak something in liquid, often to extract flavor.

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