makebate

noun — 2 senses

makebate

noun

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

1

One who excites contentions and quarrels; an instigator.

2

A plant, bush jasmine (Chrysojasminum fruticans, syn. Jasminum fruticans).

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