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a·bate  (-bt)

v. a·bat·ed, a·bat·ing, a·bates

v.tr.

1. To reduce in amount, degree, or intensity; lessen. See Synonyms at decrease.

2. To deduct from an amount; subtract.

3. Law

a. To put an end to.

b. To make void.

v.intr.

1. To fall off in degree or intensity; subside.

2. Law To become void.

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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

[from Old French abatre to beat down, fell]

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

Translations

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

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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

v abate [əˈbeit]

to become less The storm abated. uitwoed يَخِفْ، يَهْدأ утихвам zeslábnout, zmírnit se aftage nachlassen κοπάζω disminuir, 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 bedaren avta, minke słabnąć 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

n aˈbatement

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