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blate
1[ bleyt ]
/ bleɪt /
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adjective Chiefly Scot.
bashful; shy.
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Origin of blate
1before 1000; Old English blāt livid, pallid, (of a sound) low (not found in ME)
OTHER WORDS FROM blate
blately, adverbblateness, nounWords nearby blate
blastulation, blast wave, blat, blatant, blatantly, blate, blather, blatherskite, blatted, blatter, blaubok
Other definitions for blate (2 of 2)
blate2
[ bleyt ]
/ bleɪt /
verb (used without object), blat·ed, blat·ing.
noun
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