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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionaryabate\ə-ˈbāt\ verb (abat·ed ; abat·ing) ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Anglo-French abatre to strike down — more at rebate DATE 13th century transitive verb1. a. to put an end to abate a nuisance b. nullify 1 abate a writ2. a. to reduce in degree or intensity : moderate may abate their rancor to win peace b. to reduce in value or amount : make less especially by way of relief abate a tax3. deduct, omit abate part of the price4. a. to beat down or cut away so as to leave a figure in relief b. obsolete : blunt5. deprive 2intransitive verb1. to decrease in force or intensity2. a. to become defeated or become null or void b. to decrease in amount or value• abat·er nounSynonyms. abate, subside, wane, ebb mean to die down in force or intensity. abate stresses the idea of progressive diminishing the storm abated subside implies the ceasing of turbulence or agitation the protests subsided after a few days wane suggests the fading or weakening of something good or impressive waning enthusiasm ebb suggests the receding of something (as the tide) that commonly comes and goes the ebbing of daylightSynonym: see in addition decrease. English Etymologyabate late 13c., from O.Frhttp://O.Fr. abattre "beat down, cast down," from L. ad "to" + battuere "to beat" (see batter (v.)). Secondary sense of "to fell, slaughter" is in abatis and abattoir. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7abateabate / E5beit / verb (formal)to become less strong; to make sth less strong (使)减弱,减退,减轻,减少: ▪ [V] The storm showed no signs of abating. 暴风雨没有减弱的迹象。 ▪ [VN] Steps are to be taken to abate pollution. 应该采取措施减少污染。 • abate·ment noun [U] Webster's Third New International Dictionary, UnabridgedabateI. \əˈbāt, usu -ād.+V\ verb(-ed/-ing/-s)Etymology: Middle English abaten, from Old French abatre, abattre to knock down, fell, slaughter, from a- (from Latin ad-) + batre, battre to beat, from Latin battuere — more at battransitive verb1. law a. : to bring entirely down : demolish : put an end to : do away with < abate a nuisance > < abate an action > b. : nullify : make void < abate a writ >2. obsolete : to lower in status : humble3. a. : to reduce or lessen in degree or intensity : diminish, moderate < may … abate their zeal and give up their hopes of world conquest — Elmer Davis > b. : to reduce in value < abate a tax > < the legacies were abated pro rata to pay debts >4. : deduct, omit < abate part of a price >5. : to beat down, cut away, or otherwise lower, so as to leave a figure in relief (as in metalwork or stonecutting)6. : deprive < she hath abated me of half my train — Shakespeare >7. obsolete : to turn or dull the edge or point of : blunt < abates my sword's keen edge — Thomas Heywood >intransitive verb1. : to decrease in force, intensity, or violence : lessen, subside < wait for a storm to abate > < the fear of immediate war has measurably abated >2. a. : to become defeated or become null or void (as of a writ or appeal) b. : to decrease in amount or value < the legacies abated proportionately >Synonyms: see abolish, decreaseII. intransitive verb(-ed/-ing/-s)Etymology: Anglo-French abatre, alteration of enbatre, from Old French en- + batre to beatlaw : to enter without right upon a tenement after the death of the last possessor and before the heir or devisee takes possession

Abate To Verb B A Reduce Decrease Writ