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Definitions for Abated

[1] to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish: to abate a tax; to abate one's enthusiasm.
[2] Law . to put an end to or suppress (a nuisance). to suspend or extinguish (an action). to annul (a writ).
[3] to deduct or subtract: to abate part of the cost.
[4] to omit: to abate all mention of names.
[5] to remove, as in stone carving, or hammer down, as in metalwork, (a portion of a surface) in order to produce a figure or pattern in low relief.
[6] to diminish in intensity, violence, amount, etc.: The storm has abated. The pain in his shoulder finally abated.
[7] Law . to end; become null and void.
[8] to make or become less in amount, intensity, degree, etc the storm has abated
[9] (tr) law to remove, suppress, or terminate (a nuisance) to suspend or extinguish (a claim or action) to annul (a writ)
[10] (intr) law (of a writ, legal action, etc) to become null and void
[11] (tr) to subtract or deduct, as part of a price

Words related to Abated

abateslow, slacken, ebb, wane, dwindle, recede, taper, subside, decrease, diminish, dull, decline, subdue, reduce, coast, quell, allay, moderate, cool, unlax

Words nearby Abated

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Origin of Abated

1300–50; Middle English < Middle French abatre to beat down, equivalent to a- a-5 + batre < Late Latin batere for Latin battuere to beat; a- perhaps also understood as a-3

Other words from Abated

a·bat·a·ble , adjective
a·bat·er ; Law . a·ba·tor , noun
un·a·bat·a·ble , adjective
un·a·bat·ing , adjective
un·a·bat·ing·ly , adverb

Word origin for Abated

C14: from Old French abatre to beat down, fell

Synonyms for Abated

decrease, diminish, dull, dwindle, ebb, recede, slacken, slow, subside, taper, taper off, wane, allay, coast, cool, decline, moderate, quell, reduce, subdue, unlax, chill out, cool it, go with the flow, hang easy, hang loose, lay back, let go, let it all hang out, let up, mellow out, take it easy