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Definition of Abate
1. Verb. Make less active or intense.
Generic synonyms: Decrease, Lessen, Minify
Derivative terms: Abatable, Abator, Slack
2. Verb. Become less in amount or intensity. "The rain let up after a few hours"
Generic synonyms: Decrease, Diminish, Fall, Lessen
Derivative terms: Abatement, Letup
Definition of Abate
1. v. t. To beat down; to overthrow.
2. v. i. To decrease, or become less in strength or violence; as, pain abates, a storm abates.
3. n. Abatement.
Definition of Abate
1. Verb. (transitive) To bring down or reduce to a lower state, number, degree or value; to diminish.(defdate First attested in 1325)(reference-book last = Dobbie first = Elliott K. coauthors = Dunmore, C. William, et al. editor = Barnhart, Robert K. title = Chambers Dictionary of Etymology origyear = 1998 year = 2004 publisher = Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd location = Edinburgh, Scotland isbn =0550142304 pages = 2) ¹
2. Verb. (context: transitive obsolete) To humble; to lower in status. ¹
3. Verb. (context: transitive) To beat down, cut away, or lower in such a way as to leave a figure in relief, as in stoneworking, or metalworking. ¹
4. Verb. (context: transitive) To deprive. ¹
5. Verb. (context: transitive obsolete) To dull the edge or point of; to blunt. ¹
6. Verb. (transitive) To deduct or omit. ¹
7. Verb. (transitive) To bar or except. ¹
8. Verb. (transitive) To bring someone down physically or mentally. ¹
9. Verb. (transitive legal) To put an end to; to do away with. ¹
10. Verb. (transitive legal) To nullify; make void. ¹
11. Verb. (intransitive legal) To be defeated or come to naught. ¹
12. Verb. (intransitive) To decrease, or lessen in force, intensity, or value; to subside. ¹
13. Verb. (archaic) To destroy, or level to the ground ¹
14. Verb. (context: intransitive legal) To enter a residence without permission after the owner has died and before the heir takes possession. ¹
15. Noun. (obsolete) abatement. - Sir Thomas Browne ¹
16. Noun. An Italian abbot. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Abate
1. to reduce in degree or intensity [v ABATED, ABATING, ABATES] : ABATABLE [adj]
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