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- Dictionaryabate/əˈbeɪt/
verb
- 1. (of something unpleasant or severe) become less intense or widespread: "the storm suddenly abated" Similar Opposite
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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.
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.
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Definition of abate in the Definitions.net dictionary. Meaning of abate. What does abate mean? Information and translations of abate in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web.
Understand the meaning: Abate means to become less intense or widespread. For example, “The storm will abate by evening.” Identify a suitable context: Think of a situation where something is diminishing or decreasing in intensity or significance.
As verbs the difference between abate and abet is that abate is to put an end to; to cause to cease while abet is to urge on, stimulate (a person to do) something desirable. As nouns the difference between abate and abet is that abate is abatement while abet is fraud or cunning.
(Law) (a) To bring entirely down or put an end to; to do away with; as, to abate a nuisance, to abate a writ. (b) (Eng. Law) To diminish; to reduce. Legacies are liable to be abated entirely or in proportion, upon a deficiency of assets.
To bring entirely down or put an end to; to do away with; as, to abate a nuisance, to abate a writ. To diminish; to reduce. Legacies are liable to be abated entirely or in proportion, upon a deficiency of assets. To decrease, or become less in strength or violence; as, pain abates, a storm abates.
OED's earliest evidence for abate is from 1486, in Boke St. Albans. It is also recorded as a verb from the Middle English period (1150—1500). abate is formed within English, by conversion.
'Abate' means to become less intense or widespread, or to cause something to become less intense or widespread. It can also mean to reduce in amount, degree, or intensity. NEW
