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Variant of abate

abate Definition

abate (ə bāt)

transitive verb abated abat′·ed, abating abat′·ing

  1. to make less in amount, degree, force, etc.
  2. to deduct
  3. Law to put a stop to (a suit or action), end (a nuisance), etc.; terminate

Etymology: ME abaten < OFr abattre, to beat down: see a- & batter

intransitive verb

to become less in amount, degree, force, etc.; diminish

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abated Usage Examples

Object

  • rain: For the last race, the rain never abated, the wind moved round to the North, and the temperature dropped.
  • wind: However as the weather front moved through the wind abated and with it came sunshine and a changing wind direction.

Subject

  • time: The previous evening there had been a violent storm which had only partly abated by the time that the young explorer left home.

Preposition: within

  • hour: The patient on VFX experienced severe restlessness ( akathisia ) which abated within hours of restarting the drug.

Modifying Another Word

  • somewhat: Presumably Steve thinks the current freezing conditions will have abated somewhat by August.
  • gradually: As we crossed over the mountains that run down the center of Upolu and headed toward the southern coast the rain gradually abated.
  • slightly: The wind had abated slightly with gusts coming down the river at a mere thirty five miles per hour.
  • much: The swollen stream had abated and the stream at the entrance was much abated so in we went.
  • not: The threat of further terror strikes in the capital has not abated.

Preposition: for

  • while: This lead to the release of Parnell and the anger that surrounded the land issue in Ireland abated for a while.

Preposition: by

  • time: The previous evening there had been a violent storm which had only partly abated by the time that the young explorer left home.

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