Definition of abate Abate
/ʌbejˈt/ - [ubeyt] - a•bate
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What does abate mean?
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| abate - become less in amount or intensity; "The storm abated"; "The rain let up after a few hours" | ||
| let up, slack off, slack, die away | ||
| decrease, diminish, lessen, fall decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" | ||
| abate - make less active or intense | ||
| slake, slack | ||
| minify, decrease, lessen decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- abate (Noun)
An Italian abbot, or other member of the clergy. - abate (Verb)
To cut away or hammer down, in such a way as to leave a figure in relief, as a sculpture, or in metalwork.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- abate (v. t.)
To beat down; to overthrow. - abate (v. t.)
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. - abate (v. t.)
To deduct; to omit; as, to abate something from a price. - abate (v. t.)
To blunt. - abate (v. t.)
To reduce in estimation; to deprive. - abate (v. t.)
To bring entirely down or put an end to; to do away with; as, to abate a nuisance, to abate a writ. - abate (v. t.)
To diminish; to reduce. Legacies are liable to be abated entirely or in proportion, upon a deficiency of assets. - abate (v. t.)
To decrease, or become less in strength or violence; as, pain abates, a storm abates. - abate (v. t.)
To be defeated, or come to naught; to fall through; to fail; as, a writ abates. - abate (n.)
Abatement.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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abate
To take one thing from another. -
abate
To make smaller.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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abate
a-bāt′, v.t. to lessen: to deduct (with of): to mitigate: (law) to put an end to, do away with, as of an action or a nuisance, to render null, as a writ.—v.i. to grow less.—adjs. Abāt′able, capable of being abated; Abāt′ed, beaten down or cut away, as the background of an ornamental pattern in relief.—n. Abate′ment, the act of abating: the sum or quantity abated: (law) the act of intruding on a freehold and taking possession before the heir, the abandonment of an action, or the reduction of a legacy: (her.) a supposed mark of dishonour on a coat of arms—apparently never actually used.—Abated arms, those whose edges have been blunted for the tournament. [O. Fr. abatre, to beat down—L. ab, from, and batĕre, popular form of batuĕre, to beat: conn. with Beat.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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abate
An old Anglo-Norman word from abattre, to beat down or destroy; as, to abate a castle or fort, is to beat it down; and a gale is said to abate when it decreases. The term is still used in law.
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🔤- abate, verb, present, 1st person singular of abate (infinitive).
- abate, verb (infinitive).
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