Definitions of abate [əˈbeɪt]

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Definition of 'abate'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

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

Translation of 'abate'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to become less The storm abated.
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
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