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Bated vs Pated - What's the difference?

bated | pated |

As adjectives the difference between bated and pated

is that bated is reduced; lowered; restrained; as, to speak with bated breath while pated is having a pate; -- used only in composition; as, long-pated; shallow-pated, twitterpated.

As a verb bated

is past tense of bate.

bated

English

Adjective

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

    • Derived terms

    * with bated breath

    Verb

    (head)
  • (bate)

    • pated

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Having a pate; -- used only in composition; as, long-pated; shallow-pated, twitterpated.

    • Anagrams

    *adept *taped