abate

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[edit] Etymology 1

From Middle English, from Old French abatre (“to beat down”), from Late Latin abbatto, from ab- (“away”) + batto, from Latin battuere (“to beat”). Cognates: French abattre

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

  1. (transitive) To bring down or reduce to a lower state, number, degree or estimation.
    Legacies are liable to be abated entirely or in proportion, upon a deficiency of assets.
  2. (intransitive) To diminish in force or intensity.
    The pain abates.
    Order restrictions and prohibitions to abate an emergency situation.
  3. (transitive) To deduct or omit.
    We will abate this price from the total.
    • 1845, Thomas Fuller, The Church History of Britain, Volume 3, page 100:
      Allowing nine thousand parishes (abating the odd hundreds) in England and Wales […]
  4. (transitive) To bar or except.
  5. (transitive) To bring someone down physically or mentally.
  6. (transitive, law) To put an end to; to do away with.
    to abate a nuisance
    to abate a writ
  7. (intransitive, law) To be defeated or come to naught.
    The writ has abated.
  8. (archaic) To destroy, or level to the ground
    • 1542, Edward Hall, The Union of the Noble and Illustre Famelies of Lancastre and York:
      The kynge of Scottes planted his siege before the castell of Norham, and sore abated the walls.
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to bring down or reduce to a lower state
to bring down a person physically or mentally
to decrease or become less in strength
to deduct, to omit
to bar, to except
obsolete: to bring entirely down or put an end to
to be defeated
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[edit] Noun

abate (plural abates)

  1. (obsolete) abatement. - Sir Thomas Browne

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[edit] Etymology 2

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

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abate (plural abates)

  1. An Italian abbot.

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From Latin abbās, abbātis, from Ancient Greek ἀββᾶς (abbas), from Aramaic אבא (’abbā, “father”).

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abate m. (plural abati)

  1. abbot

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[edit] Etymology

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

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abate

  1. abbot or abbess

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[edit] Etymology 1

From Late Latin abbattere, present active infinitive of abbattō, from Latin battuō.

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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
  2. to change paths, swerve from, wander from
  3. (reflexive) to stop (going a certain way)
  4. to dissuade
  5. to knock down
[edit] Conjugation
    abate (Third conjugation)
infinitive a abate
gerund abătând
past participle abătut
number singular plural
person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present abat abați abate abatem abateți abat
imperfect abăteam abăteai abătea abăteam abăteați abăteau
simple perfect abătui abătuși abătu abăturăm abăturăți abătură
pluperfect abătusem abătuseși abătuse abătuserăm abătuserăți abătuseră
subjunctive eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present să abat să abați să abată să abatem să abateți să abată
imperative — tu — — voi —
affirmative abate abateți
negative nu abate nu abateți
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[edit] Etymology 2

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

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abate m. (plural abați)

  1. abbot

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abate (infinitive abatir)

  1. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of abatir.
  2. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of abatir.
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