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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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The meaning of ABATE is to decrease in force or intensity. How to use abate in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Abate.
to become less strong, or to make something less strong: Our desire for consumer goods has not abated. (Definition of abate from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) abate | Business English.
verb. 1. to make or become less in amount, intensity, degree, etc. the storm has abated. 2. (transitive) law. a. to remove, suppress, or terminate (a nuisance) b. to suspend or extinguish (a claim or action) c. to annul (a writ) 3. (intransitive) law. (of a writ, legal action, etc) to become null and void. 4. (transitive)
Abate definition: to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish. See examples of ABATE used in a sentence.
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.
if something such as a price or level abates, it goes up more slowly than before, or it goes down: Gains in oil prices are unlikely to abate within the next few months. [ I or T ] to become or make something become weaker, lower, less serious, etc.: Inflation is finally showing signs of abating.
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.
Definition of abate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
To deduct. To end, eliminate, do away with, or make null and void. To diminish, decrease, or lessen in degree or amount. The reduction of a bequest or devise made in a will because the combined value of all bequests and devises, and/or the debts owed by a testator, exceed the assets in the testator’s estate.
abate meaning, definition, what is abate: to become less strong or decrease: Learn more.
