abate

a·bate

 (ə-bāt′)

v. a·bat·ed, a·bat·ing, a·bates

v.tr.

1. To reduce in amount, degree, or intensity; lessen: a program to abate air pollution.

2. Law

a. To put an end to: The court ordered that the nuisance of the wrecked vehicle in the front yard be abated.

b. To make void: The judge abated the lawsuit.

c. To reduce for some period of time: The town abated the taxes on buildings of historical importance for three years.

v.intr.

1. To fall off in degree or intensity; subside: waiting for the rain to abate. See Synonyms at decrease.

2. Law

a. To become void.

b. To become reduced for a period of time.

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[Middle English abaten, from Old French abattre, to beat down : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + batre, to beat; see batter¹.]

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abate

(əˈbeɪt)

vb

1. to make or become less in amount, intensity, degree, etc: the storm has abated.

2. (Law) (tr) law

a. to remove, suppress, or terminate (a nuisance)

b. to suspend or extinguish (a claim or action)

c. to annul (a writ)

3. (Law) (intr) law (of a writ, legal action, etc) to become null and void

4. (tr) to subtract or deduct, as part of a price

[C14: from Old French abatre to beat down, fell]

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a•bate

(əˈbeɪt)

v. a•bat•ed, a•bat•ing. v.t.

1. to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish: to abate a tax; to abate one's enthusiasm.

2. Law.

a. to stop or suppress (an action, nuisance, etc.).

b. to annul (a writ).

3. to deduct or subtract: to abate part of the price.

v.i.

4. to diminish in intensity, violence, amount, etc.: The storm has abated.

5. Law. to end; become null and void.

[1300–50; Middle English < Middle French abatre to beat down =a- a-⁵ + batre < Late Latin batere, for Latin battuere to beat]

a•bat′a•ble, adj.

a•bat′er; Law. a•ba′tor, n.

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abate

Past participle: abated
Gerund: abating

Imperative

abate

abate

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	abate - make less active or intense slake, slack minify, decrease, lessen - make smaller; "He decreased his staff"
	2.	abate - become less in amount or intensity; "The storm abated"; "The rain let up after a few hours" die away, let up, slack off, slack 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"

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abate

verb

1. decrease, decline, relax, ease, sink, fade, weaken, diminish, dwindle, lessen, slow, wane, subside, ebb, let up, slacken, attenuate, taper off The storms soon abated.
decrease increase, strengthen, intensify, escalate, multiply, magnify

2. reduce, slow, relax, ease, relieve, moderate, weaken, dull, diminish, decrease, lessen, alleviate, quell, mitigate, attenuate a government programme to abate greenhouse gas emissions
reduce increase, boost, add to, strengthen, enhance, intensify, escalate, multiply, magnify, amplify, augment

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abate

verb

1. To grow or cause to grow gradually less:

decrease, diminish, drain, dwindle, ebb, lessen, let up, peter (out), rebate, reduce, tail away (or off), taper (off).

2. To become or cause to become less active or intense:

bate, die (away, down, off, or out), ease (off or up), ebb, fall, fall off, lapse, let up, moderate, remit, slacken, slack off, subside, wane.

3. To take away (a quantity) from another quantity:

deduct, discount, rebate, subtract, take (off).

Informal: knock off.

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Translations

يَخِفْ، يَهْدأ

zeslábnoutzmírnit se

aftage

nachlassenzurückgeheneinstellen

abaratarceder

alentaaalentuahellittäälaantualauhtua

cesserdiminuerralentirretranchersupprimer

minnka, lægja

calmarsidiminuireindebolirsirilassarescemare

nurimtinuslūgimassumažėjimassumažėti

atslābtmazinātiespierimt

afnemenaftrekkenneerslaanoverslaanreduceren

avtaminke

cessardeclinardeduzirderrotardescer

отпускатьуменьшаться

dinmekyatışmak

减少减轻

abate

[əˈbeɪt]

A. VI [wind, storm] → amainar; [fever] → bajar; [flood] → retirarse, bajar; [noise] → disminuir; [anger] → aplacarse; [pain, symptoms] → remitir; [enthusiasm] → moderarse
inflationary pressures are abating → ceden or remiten las presiones inflacionistas

B. VT (Jur) [+ noise, pollution] (= eliminate) → eliminar; (= reduce) → disminuir

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abate

[əˈbeɪt] vi [storm, noise, violence] → s'apaiser, se calmer; [fever, symptoms] → s'apaiser, se calmer

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

abate

vi → nachlassen; (storm, eagerness, interest, noise also) → abflauen; (pain, fever also) → abklingen; (flood) → zurückgehen

vt (form) noise, sb’s interest → dämpfen; fever → senken; pain → lindern

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abate

[əˈbeɪt] vi (frm) (anger, enthusiasm, storm) → placarsi, calmarsi; (pain) → calmarsi; (fever) → abbassarsi, calare; (flood) → abbassarsi; (noise) → diminuire, affievolirsi

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abate

(əˈbeit) verb

to become less. The storm abated. uitwoed يَخِفْ، يَهْدأ утихвам diminuir zeslábnout, zmírnit se nachlassen aftage κοπάζωdisminuir, amainar leevenema, raugema فروکش کردن laantua diminuer לְהַחֲלִישׁ, לִשׁכּוֹך कम होना umanjiti enyhül reda minnka, lægja diminuire 和らぐ 약해지다 sumažėti, nurimti mazināt[]; atslābt; pierimt reda bedarenavta, minkesłabnąć كميدل diminuir a se domoli; a se micşora ослабевать zmenšiť sa; zmierniť sa; utíšiť sa poleči se; znižati smanjiti avta น้อยลง; สิ้นสุด dinmek, yatışmak 減輕，消退 ослабляти; зменшувати کم ہونا ، ہلکا ہونا dịu đi 减少，减轻

aˈbatement noun

uitwoeding تَخْفِيف، مَبْلَغ مُسقَط مِن الضَّريبه намаляване diminuição zeslabení, zmírnění das Nachlassen formindskelse; reduktion ελάττωση, ύφεσηdisminución leevenemine, raugemine کاهش؛ تخفیف laantuminen diminutionהפחתה कमी popuštanje enyhülés pengurangan minnkun, lækkun diminuzione 減少 감소, 완화 sumažėjimas, nuslūgimas samazināšana; mazināšanās, atslābšana; pierimšana keredaan het bedaren tilbakegang, minking, redusering słabnięcie كمښت، تخفيف diminuição domolire; reducere ослабление zmenšenie omejevanje smanjenje avtagande การลดลง azalma 減輕，消退 зменшення, послаблення کم ، ہلکا sự dịu đi 减少，减轻

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