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| − | '''a·bate''' ''[uh-beyt]'' verb, a·bat·ed, a·bat·ing.<br /> |
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| − | ''verb'' (used with object) |
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| + | |ipa=əˈbāt |
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| − | + | |def=to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish: to abate a tax; to abate one's enthusiasm. |
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3. to deduct or subtract: to abate part of the cost.<br /> |
3. to deduct or subtract: to abate part of the cost.<br /> |
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4. to omit: to abate all mention of names.<br /> |
4. to omit: to abate all mention of names.<br /> |
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| − | 5. 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. |
+ | 5. 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.}} |
| + | ==Etymology== |
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| + | {{Etym/start}} |
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| + | {{Etym|LATA| | | | |LATB|LATA=Latin<br><font color="gray">ad-</font><br><small>(prefix)</small>|LATB=Latin<br><font color="gray">battre, batteure</font><br><small>to beat</small>}} |
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| + | {{Etym| | |:| | | | |:}} |
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| + | {{Etym 2 to 1 |
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| + | |1-lang=Old French |
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| + | |1-word=a- |
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| + | |1-eng=(prefix) |
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| + | |2-lang=Old French |
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| + | |2-word=batre |
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| + | |2-eng=to beat |
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| + | |time=to fall (present tense) |
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| + | }}{{Etym/start}} |
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| + | {{Etym| | | |ABA|ABA=Abate<br>''Middle English''}} |
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| + | {{Etym/end}} |
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| + | |bef= Abash |
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| + | |aft=Abattoirs |
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Latest revision as of 21:52, 17 January 2017
Meaning
- Abate [Verb] (əˈbāt)
- to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish: to abate a tax; to abate one's enthusiasm.
- Law.
a.
to put an end to or suppress (a nuisance).
b.
to suspend or extinguish (an action).
c.
to annul (a writ).
3. to deduct or subtract: to abate part of the cost.
4. to omit: to abate all mention of names.
5. 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.
Etymology
| Latin ad- (prefix) | Latin battre, batteure to beat | ||||||||||||||||||
| Old French a- (prefix) | Old French batre to beat | ||||||||||||||||
| Abate to fall (present tense) | |||||||||||||||||
| Abate Middle English | |||||||||||
| The letter A |