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abate
[ uh-beyt ]
verb (used with object)
to abate a tax;
to abate one's enthusiasm.
Synonyms: ,
Antonyms: ,
- Law.
- to put an end to or suppress (a nuisance).
- to suspend or extinguish (an action).
- to annul (a writ).
- to deduct or subtract:
to abate part of the cost.
- to omit:
to abate all mention of names.
- to remove, as in stone carving, or hammer down, as in metalwork, (a portion of a surface) in order to produce a figure or pattern in low relief.
verb (used without object)
- to diminish in intensity, violence, amount, etc.: The pain in his shoulder finally abated.
The storm has abated.
The pain in his shoulder finally abated.
Synonyms:
Antonyms: ,
- Law. to end; become null and void.
abate
/ əˈɪ /
verb
- to make or become less in amount, intensity, degree, etc
the storm has abated
- tr law
- to remove, suppress, or terminate (a nuisance)
- to suspend or extinguish (a claim or action)
- to annul (a writ)
- intr law (of a writ, legal action, etc) to become null and void
- tr to subtract or deduct, as part of a price
Other 51Թs From
- ··· adjective
- ·· Law. ··ٴǰ noun
- un···· adjective
- ܲ···Բ adjective
- ܲ···Բ·ly adverb
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of abate1
Example Sentences
The immediate risks faced by the firefighters who were on the front lines battling the Palisades and Eaton fires that tore through Los Angeles County may have abated, but long-term health concerns remain.
Those feelings abated some in the second half, as the Trojans turned up their efforts on defense.
But the arguments about them shows no signs of abating.
The insomnia of his undercover years finally abated.
In 2023, from what my husband and I could tell, that wave had abated.
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