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- pronunciation:
beIt
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to become less in amount, degree, or intensity; subside.
The wind died down as the storm abated.When the pain finally abated, he fell asleep.- synonyms:
- decrease, diminish, fall, fall off, lessen, let up, slacken, subside
- antonyms:
- augment, intensify, revive, rise
- similar words:
- attenuate, blow over, cool, decline, lull, mitigate, moderate, reduce, relent, remit, settle, sink, slack
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| related words: |
drop off, dwarf, fall off, lighten, lower, quit, recede, relax, shrink, still, wane |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
abates, abating, abated |
| definition 1: |
to reduce in degree, amount, or intensity.
The sight of his tears abated her anger.- synonyms:
- bate, decrease, lessen, slacken
- antonyms:
- augment, intensify
- similar words:
- attenuate, cool, mitigate, moderate, modify, mollify, reduce, taper, temper
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| definition 2: |
in law, to suppress or annul.
The IRS will abate the penalty in certain circumstances.- synonyms:
- annul, nullify
- similar words:
- invalidate, quash, suppress, vitiate
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| related words: |
alleviate, annihilate, assuage, dampen, deaden, decrease, diminish, discount, dwindle, lower, remit, still |
adverb + (v.)abate
gradually, greatly, hardly, largely, since, slowly, successfully
(v.)abate
+ adverb
completely, considerably, domestically, significantly, slightly, somewhat, soon
(v.)abate
+ noun
anytime, carbon, condition, contamination, danger, emission, greenhouse, hazard, lead, mosquito, nuisance, paint, pollution, violation
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The word abate
contains the following parts:
a-3
Latin
prefix
that means to, toward
  More about this word part:
The prefix a-3 occurs in Latin and Old French loanwords. It is an assimilated form of ad-, which, in Latin loanwords, is used before roots beginning with "s" and another consonant, such as "spect" and "scrib." See ad-.
Example words:
bat
Latin
root
that means beat
Example words:
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