Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 blate · IPA /bleɪt/ v. adj. 01 v. to of sheep, goats, or calves. 1. to of sheep, goats, or calves. Syn. bleat, blat, baa, cry plaintively. 02 adj. bashful; timid; sheepish; -- chiefly Scottish. 1. bashful; timid; sheepish; -- chiefly Scottish.Scottish Syn. bashful, timid, sheepish.