1. (v.t.)abate to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish: to abate a tax; to abate one's enthusiasm.
2. abate Law.
3. abate to stop or suppress (an action, nuisance, etc.).
4. abate to annul (a writ).
5. abate to deduct or subtract: to abate part of the price.
6. (v.i.)abate to diminish in intensity, violence, amount, etc.: The storm has abated.
7. abate Law. to end; become null and void.
Etymology: (1300–50; ME < MF abatre to beat down =a-a -5+batre < LL batere, for L battuere to beat)
Definition of 'ABATE'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (verb)slake, abate, slack make less active or intense
2. (verb)abate, let up, slack off, slack, die away become less in amount or intensity "The storm abated"; "The rain let up after a few hours"
Definition of 'ABATE'
Webster Dictionary
1. (noun)ABATE abatement
2. (verb)ABATE to beat down; to overthrow
3. (verb)ABATE to bring down or reduce from a higher to a lower state, number, or degree; to lessen; to diminish; to contract; to moderate; to cut short; as, to abate a demand; to abate pride, zeal, hope
4. (verb)ABATE to deduct; to omit; as, to abate something from a price
5. (verb)ABATE to blunt
6. (verb)ABATE to reduce in estimation; to deprive
7. (verb)ABATE to bring entirely down or put an end to; to do away with; as, to abate a nuisance, to abate a writ
8. (verb)ABATE to diminish; to reduce. Legacies are liable to be abated entirely or in proportion, upon a deficiency of assets
9. (verb)ABATE to decrease, or become less in strength or violence; as, pain abates, a storm abates
10. (verb)ABATE to be defeated, or come to naught; to fall through; to fail; as, a writ abates
Definitions of ABATE 
Afrikaans: uitwoed
Arabic: يَخِفْ، يَهْدأ
Bulgarian: утихвам
Brazilian: diminuir
Czech: zeslábnout, zmírnit se
German: nachlassen
Danish: aftage
Greek: κοπάζω
Spanish: disminuir, amainar
Estonian: leevenema, raugema
Farsi: فروکش کردن
Finnish: laantua
French: diminuer
Hebrew: לְהַחֲלִישׁ, לִשׁכּוֹך
Hindi: कम होना
Croatian: umanjiti
Hungarian: enyhül
Indonesian: reda
Icelandic: minnka, lægja
Italian: diminuire
Japanese: 和らぐ
Korean: 약해지다
Lithuanian: sumažėti, nurimti
Latvian: mazināt[]; atslābt; pieri
Malay: reda
Dutch: bedaren
Norwegian: avta, minke
Polish: słabnąć
Persian: كم شدن
Pashto: كميدل
Portuguese: diminuir
Romanian: a se domoli; a se micşora
Russian: ослабевать
Slovak: zmenšiť sa; zmierniť sa; 
Slovenian: poleči se; znižati
Serbian: smanjiti
Swedish: avta
Thai: น้อยลง; สิ้นสุด
Turkish: dinmek, yatışmak
Taiwanese: 減輕，消退
Ukrainian: ослабляти; зменшувати
Urdu: کم ہونا ، ہلکا ہونا
Vietnamese: dịu đi
Chinese: 减少，减轻
