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abatre

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See also: abatré

Catalan

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Etymology

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Inherited from Late Latin abbattere, from Latin battere.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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abatre (first-person singular present abato, first-person singular preterite abatí, past participle abatut)

  1. to pull down; knock down, bring down, shoot down (cause to fall down)
  2. to bring down (cause to become unhappy)
  3. to bring down (e.g. an empire, regime)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  • “abatre” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Occitan

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Late Latin abbattere, from Latin battere.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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abatre

  1. to knock down; to push down

Conjugation

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This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    From Late Latin abbattere, from Latin battere.

    Verb

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    abatre

    1. to knock over; to knock down
    2. to destroy; to slaughter
      • c. 1170, Wace, Le Roman de Rou:
        Sis chastels fist abatre
        He destroyed six castles
      • c. 1200, Marie de France, Milun:
        Par ire se voldra cumbatre; s’il le puet del cheval abatre, dune sera il en fin honiz.
        By pure anger he wanted to fight; to slay him from his horse, in order to cover him in shame.

    Conjugation

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    This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Descendants

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