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abate baate aabte aabte baate abate abtae batae atbae tabae btaae tbaae aatbe aatbe atabe taabe atabe taabe batae abtae btaae tbaae atbae tabae abaet baaet aabet aabet baaet abaet abeat baeat aebat eabat beaat ebaat aaebt aaebt aeabt eaabt aeabt eaabt baeat abeat beaat ebaat aebat eabat abtea batea atbea tabea btaea tbaea abeta baeta aebta eabta beata ebata ateba taeba aetba eatba teaba etaba bteaa tbeaa betaa ebtaa tebaa etbaa aateb aateb ataeb taaeb ataeb taaeb aaetb aaetb aeatb eaatb aeatb eaatb ateab taeab aetab eatab teaab etaab ateab taeab aetab eatab teaab etaab batea abtea btaea tbaea atbea tabea baeta abeta beata ebata aebta eabta bteaa tbeaa betaa ebtaa tebaa etbaa ateba taeba aetba eatba teaba etaba

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Definitions and meaning of abate

abate

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /əˈbeɪt/
• Rhymes: -eɪt

Etymology 1

From Middle English abaten, from Anglo-Norman abatre, from Late Latin abbattere, from Latin battere.

The noun is derived from the verb.

Verb

abate (third-person singular simple present abates, present participle abating, simple past and past participle abated)

1. (transitive)
   1. To lessen (something) in force or intensity; to moderate. [from 14th c.]

      Synonyms: alleviate, assuage, diminish, lower, mitigate, relax, remit, temper

      Antonyms: aggravate, amplify, augment, enhance, foment, increase, intensify, magnify, raise
   2. To reduce (something) in amount or size. [from 14th c.]

      Synonyms: decrease, lessen

      Antonyms: enlarge, increase

      1. To cut away or hammer down (material from metalwork, a sculpture, etc.) in such a way as to leave a figure in relief.
   3. To lower (something) in price or value. [from mid 14th c.]
   4. (archaic)
      1. To demolish or level to the ground (a building or other structure). [from early 15th c.]
      2. To give no consideration to (something); to treat as an exception. [from late 16th c.]
      3. (chiefly figuratively) To dull (an edge, point, etc.); to blunt. [from mid 16th c.]
   5. (law)
      1. To make (a writ or other legal document) void; to nullify. [from late 15th c.]

      2. To put an end to (a nuisance).
      3. (chiefly US) To dismiss or otherwise bring to an end (legal proceedings) before they are completed, especially on procedural grounds rather than on the merits.
   6. (obsolete)
      1. To curtail or end (something); to cause to cease. [14th–17th c.]

         Synonyms: cut short, stop, suppress, terminate

      2. To give (someone) a discount or rebate; also, to relieve (someone) of a debt. [15th–19th c.]
      3. To bring down (someone) mentally or physically; to lower (someone) in status. [14th–17th c.]

         Synonyms: abase, depress, humble
      4. Chiefly followed by from, of, etc.: to omit or remove (a part from a whole); to deduct, to subtract. [15th–19th c.]
      5. Chiefly followed by of: to deprive (someone or something of another thing). [15th–19th c.]
2. (intransitive)
   1. To decrease in force or intensity; to subside. [from 14th c.]

      Synonyms: decline, ebb, slacken, soften, wane
   2. To decrease in amount or size. [from mid 16th c.]
   3. To lower in price or value; (law) specifically, of a bequest in a will: to lower in value because the testator's estate is insufficient to satisfy all the bequests in full. [from early 18th c.]
   4. (archaic, chiefly figuratively) Of an edge, point, etc.: to become blunt or dull. [from mid 16th c.]
   5. (law)
      1. (chiefly historical) Of a writ or other legal document: to become null and void; to cease to have effect. [from late 15th c.]
      2. (chiefly US) Of legal proceedings: to be dismissed or otherwise brought to an end before they are completed, especially on procedural grounds rather than on the merits.
   6. (obsolete)
      1. To give a discount or rebate; to discount, to rebate. [16th–19th c.]
      2. To bow down; hence, to be abased or humbled. [14th–17th c.]
      3. Chiefly followed by of: to deduct or subtract from. [15th–19th c.]

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Derived terms

Related terms

• abatis
• abator
• abattoir

Translations

Noun

abate (countable and uncountable, plural abates) (obsolete)

1. (uncountable) Abatement; reduction; (countable) an instance of this. [15th–17th c.]
2. (uncountable) Deduction; subtraction; (countable) an instance of this. [17th c.]

Etymology 2

From Anglo-Norman abatre, probably an alteration of Anglo-Norman and Middle French embatre, enbatre (“to drive or rush into; to enter into a tenement without permission”) (compare Late Latin abatare), from Middle French, Old French em-, en- (prefix meaning ‘in, into’) + Middle French, Old French batre (“to beat, hit, strike”) (from Latin battere, battuere, the present active infinitive of battuō (“to beat, hit; to beat up; to fight”); see further at etymology 1). The English word was probably also influenced by the verb abate.

Verb

abate (third-person singular simple present abates, present participle abating, simple past and past participle abated)

1. (transitive, intransitive, law, chiefly historical) To enter upon and unlawfully seize (land) after the owner has died, thus preventing an heir from taking possession of it. [from mid 15th c.]

Translations

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Italian abate (“abbot”), from Latin abbātem, the accusative singular of abbās (“abbot”), from Ancient Greek ἀββᾶς (abbâs), a variant of ἀββᾱ (abbā, “father; title of respect for an abbot”), from Aramaic אַבָּא (’abbā, “father; ancestor; teacher; chief, leader; author, originator”), from Proto-Semitic *ʔabw- (“father”), ultimately imitative of a child’s word for “father”. The English word is a doublet of abbot.

Noun

abate (plural abates)

1. An Italian abbot or other member of the clergy. [from early 18th c.]

Alternative forms

• abbate

Translations

References

• James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928), “Abate”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volumes I (A–B), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 9.

Further reading

• abatement (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Abatement in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
• Elliott K. Dobbie, C. William Dunmore, Robert K. Barnhart, et al. (editors), Chambers Dictionary of Etymology (Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, 2004 [1998], →ISBN), page 2
• “abate”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “abate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• abeat

Galician

Verb

abate

1. inflection of abater:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Indonesian

Etymology 1

A genericized trademark of a BASF trademark.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈabate], [ˈabatə]
• Hyphenation: aba‧te

Noun

abate (first-person possessive abateku, second-person possessive abatemu, third-person possessive abatenya)

1. a powdered larvacide, see temefos for further information.

Etymology 2

From Seluwasan [Term?].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈabate]
• Hyphenation: aba‧té

Noun

abaté (first-person possessive abateku, second-person possessive abatemu, third-person possessive abatenya)

1. (dialectal) broken wood

Further reading

• “abate” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Alternative forms

• abbate

Etymology

From Late Latin abbātem, from Ancient Greek ἀββᾶς (abbâs), from Aramaic אבא (’abbā, “father”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈba.te/
• Rhymes: -ate
• Hyphenation: a‧bà‧te

Noun

abate m (plural abati, feminine badessa, diminutive abatìno, augmentative abatóne, derogatory abatùccio or abatónzolo or abatùcolo)

1. abbot

Related terms

Descendants

Further reading

• abate in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• abate in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

Anagrams

• batea, beata

Latvian

Etymology

From abats (“abbott”) +‎ -e (fem.).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [abatɛ]

Noun

abate f (5th declension, masculine form: abats)

1. abbess (the female superior of a Catholic abbey or nunnery)

   abate ir katoļu sieviešu klostera priekšniece ― an abbess is the leader of a Catholic nunnery (lit. women's monastery)

   abates ievēlēšana notiek bīskapa vai viņa pilnvarotā pārstāvja klātbūtnē ― the selection of an abbess occurs in the presence of a bishop or of his authorized representative

Declension

Related terms

• abatija

Further reading

• abate at tezaurs.lv

Lithuanian

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): [ɐb.ɐˈtʲɛ]

Noun

abatè

1. locative singular of abatas
2. instrumental singular of abatė

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): [ɐbˈaː.tʲɛ]

Noun

abãte

1. vocative singular of abatas
2. vocative singular of abatė

Middle English

Verb

abate

1. Alternative form of abaten

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -at͡ʃi, (Portugal) -atɨ
• Hyphenation: a‧ba‧te

Etymology 1

Deverbal from abater.

Noun

abate m (plural abates)

1. slaughter

Etymology 2

Verb

abate

1. inflection of abater:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Romanian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Late Latin abbattere, from Latin battere.

Pronunciation

Verb

a abate (third-person singular present abate, past participle abătut) 3rd conj.

1. to stray (often figuratively in a moral sense), derogate, deviate, divert from, digress

   Synonyms: devia, îndepărta

2. to change paths, swerve from, wander from
3. (reflexive) to stop (going a certain way)

   Synonym: opri

4. to dissuade
5. to knock down

   Synonyms: dărâma, da jos

Conjugation

Derived terms

• abatere

Related terms

• bate

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian abate, from Latin abbās, abbātis, from Ancient Greek ἀββᾶς (abbâs), from Aramaic אבא (’abbā, “father”).

Noun

abate m (plural abați)

1. abbot

Declension

Sardinian

Etymology

From Italian abate, from Late Latin abbās, abbātem, from Ancient Greek ἀββᾶς (abbâs), from Aramaic אבא (’abbā, “father”). Compare Campidanese abati.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈbate/

Noun

abate m (plural abates, feminine badessa)

1. (Logudorese, Nuorese) abbot

Related terms

References

• Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈbate/ [aˈβ̞a.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ate
• Syllabification: a‧ba‧te

Etymology 1

From Italian abate. Doublet of abad.

Noun

abate m (plural abates)

1. (Spain, 19th century) a clergyman from Italy or France, or that has resided there.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

abate

1. inflection of abatir:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “abate”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish abate, from Italian abate, from Late Latin abbātem, from Ancient Greek ἀββᾶς (abbâs), from Aramaic אבא (’abbā, “father”). Doublet of abad.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈbate/, [ʔɐˈba.tɛ]
• Rhymes: -ate
• Syllabification: a‧ba‧te

Noun

abate (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜆᜒ)

1. abbé

Further reading

• “abate”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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