abate

(ə-bāt')

v., a·bat·ed, a·bat·ing, a·bates.

v.tr.

1. To reduce in amount, degree, or intensity; lessen. See synonyms at decrease.
2. To deduct from an amount; subtract.
3. Law.
   1. To put an end to.
   2. To make void.

v.intr.

1. To fall off in degree or intensity; subside.
2. Law. To become void.

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

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verb

1. 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). See increase/decrease.
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. See increase/decrease.
3. To take away (a quantity) from another quantity: deduct, discount, rebate, subtract, take (off). Informal knock off. See increase/decrease.

v

Definition: grow or cause to grow less, lessen
Antonyms: amplify, enhance, enlarge, extend, increase, intensify, magnify, prolong, revive, rise

1. To remove material, as in stone carving.
2. In metalwork, to cut away or beat down so as to show a pattern or figure in low relief.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - formindske, dæmpe, mildne, formilde
v. intr. - formindskes, dæmpes, mildnes, formildes

Nederlands (Dutch)
afnemen, verminderen, ongeldig worden/ verklaren, verzachten, uit de weg ruimen

Français (French)
v. tr. - faiblir (un orage, la colère), s'apaiser, baisser (une crue), atténuer (le bruit), soustraire (d'une somme), (Jur) annuler
v. intr. - diminuer, baisser, atténuer, décroître, (Jur) s'annuler

Deutsch (German)
v. - ermässigen, vermindern, verringern, lindern, abnehmen, nachlassen, fallen, sich vermindern, sich verringern, abflauen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - μετριάζω/-ομαι, μειώνω, περιορίζω, κοπάζω, υποχωρώ, αφαιρώ, κάνω έκπτωση, (νομ.) ακυρώνω (αγωγή)

Italiano (Italian)
diminuire, decrescere, calmarsi

Português (Portuguese)
v. - abater

Русский (Russian)
ослаблять, уменьшать, притуплять (боль), затупить (острие), утихать (о погоде)

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - disminuir, amainar, reducir, calmar
v. intr. - reducirse, calmarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - minska, dämpa

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
减轻, 减少, 废除, 撤销, 对打折扣, 减弱, 缓和

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 減輕, 減少, 廢除, 撤銷, 對打折扣
v. intr. - 減弱, 減少, 緩和

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 감해지다, 배제하다, 없는 것으로 하다
v. intr. - 작아지다, 없는 것으로 되다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 減ずる, 和らげる, 弱める, 排除する, 衰える, やむ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يلغي, يبطل, يضع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הפחית, הקטין, שם קץ ל-‬
v. intr. - ‮פג, שכך‬

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