add vs bate

add

verb
  • To summon minions or reinforcements. 

  • To append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on. 

  • To combine elements of (something) into one quantity. 

  • To give by way of increased possession (to someone); to bestow (on). 

  • To make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on. 

  • To join or unite (e.g. one thing to another, or as several particulars) so as to increase the number, augment the quantity, or enlarge the magnitude, or so as to form into one aggregate. 

  • To sum up; to put together mentally; to add up. 

  • To perform the arithmetical operation of addition. 

noun
  • The addition of a song to a station's playlist. 

  • An act or instance of adding. 

  • An additional enemy that joins a fight after the primary target. 

bate

verb
  • To contend or strive with blows or arguments. 

  • To deprive of. 

  • To restrain, usually with the sense of being in anticipation 

  • To soak leather so as to remove chemicals used in tanning; to steep in bate. 

  • To masturbate. 

  • To waste away. 

  • To allow by way of abatement or deduction. 

  • To reduce the force of something; to abate. 

  • To cut off, remove, take away. 

  • To lessen by retrenching, deducting, or reducing; to abate; to beat down; to lower. 

  • Of a falcon: To flap the wings vigorously; to bait. 

noun
  • Strife; contention. 

  • An alkaline lye which neutralizes the effect of the previous application of lime, and makes hides supple in the process of tanning. 

  • A vat which contains this liquid. 

How often have the words add and bate occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )