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Makebate

Makebate \Make"bate`\, n. [Make, v. + bate a quarrel.] One who excites contentions and quarrels. [Obs.]

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makebate

n. 1 One who excites contentions and quarrels; an instigator. 2 A plant, ''Jasminum fruticans''.