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abate (verb)

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  • abate — ► VERB 1) (of something bad) become less intense or widespread. 2) Law reduce or remove (a nuisance). DERIVATIVES abatement noun. ORIGIN Old French abatre to fell , from Latin battere to beat …   English terms dictionary

  • abate — /ə bāt/ vb abat·ed, abat·ing [Old French abattre, literally, to knock down, from a , prefix stressing result + battre to beat] vt 1 a: to put an end to or do away with abate a nuisance b: make void: null …   Law dictionary

  • abate — verb (abated; abating) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French abatre to strike down more at rebate Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. a. to put an end to < abate a nuisance > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • abate — a‧bate [əˈbeɪt] verb [intransitive, transitive] formal to become less strong or damaging, or to make something do this: • The level of wage settlements has shown no signs of abating in recent months. abatement noun [uncountable] : • the cost of… …   Financial and business terms

  • abate — verb Abate is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑anger, ↑fear, ↑storm …   Collocations dictionary

  • abate — verb (I, T) formal to become less strong or decrease, or to make something do this: We waited for the storm to abate. abatement noun (U) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • abate — verb 1) the storm had abated Syn: subside, die down/away/out, lessen, ease (off), let up, decrease, diminish, moderate, decline, fade, dwindle, recede, tail off, peter out, taper off, wane, ebb …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • abate — verb the storm had abated Syn: subside, die down/away/out, lessen, ease (off), let up, decrease, diminish, fade, weaken Ant: intensify …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • abate — /əˈbeɪt / (say uh bayt) verb (abated, abating) –verb (t) 1. to reduce in amount, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish: to abate a tax; to abate one s enthusiasm. 2. Law to put an end to or suppress (a nuisance); suspend or extinguish (an action);… …  

  • abate — UK [əˈbeɪt] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms abate : present tense I/you/we/they abate he/she/it abates present participle abating past tense abated past participle abated formal to gradually become less serious or extreme The fighting shows… …   English dictionary

  • abate — 1. verb /əˈbeɪt/ a) To bring down or reduce to a lower state, number, degree or estimation. Legacies are liable to be abated entirely or in proportion, upon a deficiency of assets. b) To diminish in force or intensity. Not that they feel it so,… …   Wiktionary

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