abate

a·bate

A0007100 (ə-bāt′)v. a·bat·ed, a·bat·ing, a·bates v.tr.1. To reduce in amount, degree, or intensity; lessen: a program to abate air pollution.2. Law a. To put an end to: The court ordered that the nuisance of the wrecked vehicle in the front yard be abated.b. To make void: The judge abated the lawsuit.c. To reduce for some period of time: The town abated the taxes on buildings of historical importance for three years.v.intr.1. To fall off in degree or intensity; subside: waiting for the rain to abate. See Synonyms at decrease.2. Law a. To become void.b. To become reduced for a period of time.

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[Middle English abaten, from Old French abattre, to beat down : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + batre, to beat; see batter¹.]

abate

(əˈbeɪt) vb1. 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 void4. (tr) to subtract or deduct, as part of a price[C14: from Old French abatre to beat down, fell]

a•bate

(əˈbeɪt)

v. a•bat•ed, a•bat•ing. v.t. 1. to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish: to abate a tax; to abate one's enthusiasm. 2. Law. a. to stop or suppress (an action, nuisance, etc.). b. to annul (a writ). 3. to deduct or subtract: to abate part of the price. v.i. 4. to diminish in intensity, violence, amount, etc.: The storm has abated. 5. Law. to end; become null and void. [1300–50; Middle English < Middle French abatre to beat down =a- a-⁵ + batre < Late Latin batere, for Latin battuere to beat] a•bat′a•ble, adj. a•bat′er; Law. a•ba′tor, n.

abate

Past participle: abated
Gerund: abating

Imperative
abate
abate

Present
I abate
you abate
he/she/it abates
we abate
you abate
they abate

Preterite
I abated
you abated
he/she/it abated
we abated
you abated
they abated

Present Continuous
I am abating
you are abating
he/she/it is abating
we are abating
you are abating
they are abating

Present Perfect
I have abated
you have abated
he/she/it has abated
we have abated
you have abated
they have abated

Past Continuous
I was abating
you were abating
he/she/it was abating
we were abating
you were abating
they were abating

Past Perfect
I had abated
you had abated
he/she/it had abated
we had abated
you had abated
they had abated

Future
I will abate
you will abate
he/she/it will abate
we will abate
you will abate
they will abate

Future Perfect
I will have abated
you will have abated
he/she/it will have abated
we will have abated
you will have abated
they will have abated

Future Continuous
I will be abating
you will be abating
he/she/it will be abating
we will be abating
you will be abating
they will be abating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been abating
you have been abating
he/she/it has been abating
we have been abating
you have been abating
they have been abating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been abating
you will have been abating
he/she/it will have been abating
we will have been abating
you will have been abating
they will have been abating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been abating
you had been abating
he/she/it had been abating
we had been abating
you had been abating
they had been abating

Conditional
I would abate
you would abate
he/she/it would abate
we would abate
you would abate
they would abate

Past Conditional
I would have abated
you would have abated
he/she/it would have abated
we would have abated
you would have abated
they would have abated

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	abate - make less active or intenseslake, slackminify, decrease, lessen - make smaller; "He decreased his staff"
	2.	abate - become less in amount or intensity; "The storm abated"; "The rain let up after a few hours"die away, let up, slack off, slackdecrease, diminish, lessen, fall - decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"

abate

verb1. decrease, decline, relax, ease, sink, fade, weaken, diminish, dwindle, lessen, slow, wane, subside, ebb, let up, slacken, attenuate, taper off The storms soon abated.
decrease increase, strengthen, intensify, escalate, multiply, magnify2. reduce, slow, relax, ease, relieve, moderate, weaken, dull, diminish, decrease, lessen, alleviate, quell, mitigate, attenuate a government programme to abate greenhouse gas emissions
reduce increase, boost, add to, strengthen, enhance, intensify, escalate, multiply, magnify, amplify, augment

abate

verb1. To grow or cause to grow gradually less:decrease, diminish, drain, dwindle, ebb, lessen, let up, peter (out), rebate, reduce, tail away (or off), taper (off).2. To become or cause to become less active or intense:bate, die (away, down, off, or out), ease (off or up), ebb, fall, fall off, lapse, let up, moderate, remit, slacken, slack off, subside, wane.3. To take away (a quantity) from another quantity:deduct, discount, rebate, subtract, take (off).Informal: knock off.

Translations

减少减轻

abate

(əˈbeit) verb to become less. The storm abated. 減輕，消退 减少，减轻 aˈbatement noun 減輕，消退 减少，减轻