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   abate

   /əˈbeɪt/

   verb

   • 1. (of something unpleasant or severe) become less intense or widespread: "the storm suddenly abated" Similar subsidedie down/away/outdrop off/awaylessenease (off)let updecreasediminishmoderatedeclinefadedwindleslackenrecedecool offtail offpeter outtaper offwaneebbrelentdesistweakenbecome weakercome to an endarchaic:remitOpposite intensify
   • ▪ make (something) less intense: "nothing abated his crusading zeal"
   • ▪ reduce or remove (a nuisance): "this action would not have been sufficient to abate the odour nuisance" Similar decreaselessendiminishreducelowermoderateeasesootherelievedampencalmtone downalleviatemitigatemollifyallayassuagepalliatetemperappeaseattenuateOpposite increase

   Word Origin Middle English (in the legal sense): from Old French abatre ‘to fell’, from a- (from Latin ad ‘to, at’) + batre ‘to beat’ (from Latin battere, battuere ‘to beat’).

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   The meaning of ABATE is to decrease in force or intensity. How to use abate in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Abate.

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   Something that abates becomes fewer or less intense. Your enthusiasm for skiing might abate after falling off a ski lift and getting a mouthful of snow. Abate comes from the Old French verb abattre, "to beat down," and means to reduce or become less intense or numerous.

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   If something bad or undesirable abates, it becomes much less strong or severe. The storms had abated by the time they rounded Cape Horn. [VERB] ...a crime wave that shows no sign of abating. [VERB] Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. 1. a. b. Collins English Dictionary.

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   Definition of abate verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. to become less intense or severe; to make something less intense or severe. The storm showed no signs of abating. They waited for the crowd’s fury to abate. abate something Steps are to be taken to abate pollution.

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   Abate definition: to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish. See examples of ABATE used in a sentence.

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    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. 4. to diminish in intensity, violence, amount, etc.: The storm has abated. 5.

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