# makebate

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. One who excites contentions and quarrels; an instigator.
2. A plant, bush jasmine (Chrysojasminum fruticans, syn. Jasminum fruticans).

## Etymology
From make + bate (“strife, contention, quarrel”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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