Meaning of abate | Babel Free
əˈbeɪtDefinitions
- A surname from Italian.
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Abatement; reduction; (countable) an instance of this. obsolete, uncountable
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An Italian abbot or other member of the clergy. obsolete
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Deduction; subtraction; (countable) an instance of this. obsolete, uncountable
Equivalents
Bosanski
ha
Deutsch
abschwächen
absehen von
abziehen
ausnehmen
beenden
einstellen
erniedrigen
Herabsetzen
nachlassen
reduzieren
schwächen
sich legen
vermindern
verringern
weglassen
zurückgehen
Suomi
alentaa
alentua
halventaa
hävittää
heikentää
heikentyä
heiketä
hellittää
hillitä
laantua
lannistaa
lannistua
lauhtua
lopettaa
lukuun ottamatta
nöyrtyä
nöyryyttää
pois lukien
poislukien
raueta
tuhota
vähentää
vähentyä
Français
abaisser
abate
Abattre
amoindrir
cesser
déduire
déprimer
Descendre
Diminuer
ralentir
Réduire
retrancher
Gaeilge
laghdaigh
Hrvatski
ha
Italiano
abate
abbassare
alleviare
annullare
diminuire
eliminare
estinguere
indebolirsi
lenire
mitigare
ribassare
ridursi
Nederlands
afnemen
aftrekken
bedaren
humiliëren
luwen
neerslaan
overslaan
uitsluiten
verminderen
vernederen
verzwakken
weglaten
Српски
ha
Examples
“[Letter to Algernon Sidney dated 13 October 1681 (Julian calendar).] There are many things make a man's life uneasy in the world, which are great abates to the pleasure of living, but scarcely one equal to that of the unkindness or injustice of friends.”
“That men weigh heavier dead than alive, if experiment hath not failed us, we cannot reaſonably grant. For though the triall hereof cannot ſo well be made on the body of Man, nor will the difference be ſenſible in the abate of ſcruples or dragmes, yet can we not confirm the ſame in leſſer animalls from whence the inference is good; […]”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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