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unbated

American  
[uhn-bey-tid] / ʌnˈbeɪ tɪd /

adjective

  1. not abated; undiminished; unlessened.

  2. Archaic. not blunted, as a lance or fencer's foil.


unbated British  
/ ʌnˈbeɪtɪd /

adjective

  1. a less common spelling of unabated

  2. archaic (of a sword, lance, etc) not covered with a protective button

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Etymology

Origin of unbated

First recorded in 1590–1600; un- 1 + bate 1 + -ed 2

Example Sentences

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Yet, as Paul's rapt interest in the old lady continued unbated, Mrs Wickam would not budge an inch from the position she had taken up.

From Dombey and Son by Dickens, Charles

This unbated continuity suggests the past as well as the future. 

From Friends in Council — First Series by Helps, Arthur, Sir

We must now pass to this Imperial interregnum knowing that when the Empire shall be revived, the match will begin anew and the combatants, with foils unbated and envenomed, will fight to a finish.

From A Short History of Italy (476-1900) by Sedgwick, Henry Dwight

But evil sleeps not; and with a persistency that were admirable in a better cause, it returned with unbated vigor at the moment the priest was off his guard.

From Carmen Ariza by Stocking, Charles Francis

It was a blessed interlude, too; there was so much to whistle about with unbated breath.

From The Siege of Kimberley by Phelan, T.