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Bated vs Lated - What's the difference?

bated | lated |

As adjectives the difference between bated and lated

is that bated is reduced; lowered; restrained; as, to speak with bated breath while lated is (obsolete) belated; too late.

As a verb bated

is (bate).

bated

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Reduced; lowered; restrained; as, to speak with bated breath.

    • Derived terms

    * with bated breath

    Verb

    (head)
  • (bate)

    • lated

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) belated; too late
    • (Shakespeare)
    (Webster 1913)