The storm didn't abate for several hours.
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Abate
//əˈbeɪt//
Synonyms for "abate" (290 found)
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Strong matches (87)
charge offchastencircumscribeclosecomposeconditionconstrainconsumeconsume awaycontractcontrolcoolcorrodecrampcripplecrumblecurtailcushioncutdamp
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dampende emphasizede-emphasizedeadendeaden the paindebilitatedeclinedeliquescedemolishdepreciatederogatedetractdevitalizedie awaydie downdilutediscountdisparagedivedownplaydraindropdrop offdwindleeaseease mattersease offease upeat awayenervateenfeebleeradicateerodeeviscerateexhaustextenuateexterminateextinguishextirpateextractfadefade awayfailfallfall awayfall throughfile awayflagfomentfrustratedgive reliefgruelhedgehedge abouthumbleimpair
Related words (145)
intermitinvalidatekeep within boundskick backlanguishlayleachleavenlenifylet downlet uplightenlimitlooseloosenlowerlullmake allowancemelt awaymoderate
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modifymodulatemurdernarrownegatenullifynumbobtundoverthrownpacifypadpalepalliatepeter outplay downplummetplungepoulticepour balm intopour oil onpurifyput end toquashquietrattlerazerecedereduce the temperaturerefinerefundregulateregulate byrelentrelieverestrainrestrictretrenchroot outrub awayrun its courserun lowsagsalvesapseasonset conditionsset limitsshakeshake upshaveshortenshrinksinkslackslack offslack upslow downsmothersobersober downsoften upsoothsoothestiflestupesubductsubduesubtracttail offtake a premiumtake awaytake fromtake offtake the edge offtametapertaper offterminatethinthin outtone downtranquillizetune downunbendunbraceundermineunderplayundounmanunnerveunstrainunstrengthenunstringuprootvitiatewastewaste awaywater downweakenwearwear awayweedwipe outwithdrawwrite off
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3 entriesderived
9 entriesdistinct from
1 entrieshas context
2 entriesmanner of
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16 entriesTranslations
195 translations across 21 languages.
Arabic
4 entries- أْضْعَفّ verb ((obsolete) to bring down (someone) mentally or physically)
- بهدل verb ((obsolete) to bring down (someone) mentally or physically)
- ضعف verb (to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate)
- ضَعُفّ verb (to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 打敗 /打败 verb ((obsolete) to bring down (someone) mentally or physically)
- 撤銷 /撤销 verb (demolish or level to the ground (a building or other structure))
- 擊倒 /击倒 verb ((obsolete) to bring down (someone) mentally or physically)
- 減少 /减少 verb ((obsolete) to omit or remove (a part from a whole) — see also deduct, subtract)
Cornish
2 entries- abâtya verb (to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate)
- slackya verb (to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate)
Czech
4 entries- odečíst verb (to lower (something) in price or value)
- odpočítat verb (to lower (something) in price or value)
- polevit verb ((intransitive) to decrease in force or intensity — see also subside)
- srazit (cenu) verb (to lower (something) in price or value)
Dutch
4 entries- afnemen verb (to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate)
- aftrekken verb ((obsolete) to omit or remove (a part from a whole) — see also deduct, subtract)
- bedaren verb (to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate)
- humiliëren verb ((obsolete) to bring down (someone) mentally or physically)
Finnish
4 entries- alentaa verb (to reduce (something) in amount or size)
- alentaa verb ((obsolete) to bring down (someone) mentally or physically)
- alentua verb ((intransitive) to decrease in force or intensity — see also subside)
- alentua verb ((intransitive) to decrease in amount or size)
French
4 entries- abaisser verb ((obsolete) to bring down (someone) mentally or physically)
- abattre verb ((obsolete) to bring down (someone) mentally or physically)
- amoindrir verb (to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate)
- cesser verb (demolish or level to the ground (a building or other structure))
German
4 entries- abschwächen verb (to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate)
- absehen von verb (to give no consideration to (something); to treat as an exception)
- abziehen verb ((obsolete) to omit or remove (a part from a whole) — see also deduct, subtract)
- ausnehmen verb (to give no consideration to (something); to treat as an exception)
Irish
3 entries- laghdaigh verb (to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate)
- laghdaigh verb (to reduce (something) in amount or size)
- laghdaigh verb (to lower (something) in price or value)
Italian
4 entries- abate noun (Italian abbot or other member of the clergy)
- abbassare verb (to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate)
- alleviare verb (to put an end to (a nuisance))
- annullare verb (to make (a writ or other legal document) void — see also nullify)
Manx
4 entries- lhaggee verb (to make (a writ or other legal document) void — see also nullify)
- lhaggee verb ((intransitive) to decrease in force or intensity — see also subside)
- meeinee verb (to make (a writ or other legal document) void — see also nullify)
- sloat verb ((intransitive) to decrease in force or intensity — see also subside)
Māori
1 entries- pāngū verb (to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate)
Norwegian
4 entries- avta verb (to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate)
- forminske verb (to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate)
- løye verb (to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate)
- minke verb (to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate)
Ottoman Turkish
2 entries- قیرمق verb (to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate)
- قیرمق verb (to lower (something) in price or value)
Portuguese
4 entries- abater verb ((obsolete) to bring down (someone) mentally or physically)
- barrar verb (to give no consideration to (something); to treat as an exception)
- cessar verb (demolish or level to the ground (a building or other structure))
- declinar verb (to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate)
Russian
4 entries- спада́ть verb (to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate)
- спасть verb (to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate)
- уме́ньшиться verb (to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate)
- уменьша́ться verb (to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate)
Serbo-Croatian
3 entries- sniziti verb (to lower in price or value)
- sniziti verb (to lower in price or value)
- снизити verb (to lower in price or value)
Spanish
4 entries- abatir verb ((obsolete) to bring down (someone) mentally or physically)
- humillar verb ((obsolete) to bring down (someone) mentally or physically)
- reducir verb (to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate)
- reducir verb (to reduce (something) in amount or size)
Swedish
4 entries- avklinga verb (to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate)
- avta verb (to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate)
- avta verb (to reduce (something) in amount or size)
- dra av verb ((obsolete) to omit or remove (a part from a whole) — see also deduct, subtract)
Vietnamese
4 entries- bớt verb (to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate)
- bớt verb ((obsolete) to omit or remove (a part from a whole) — see also deduct, subtract)
- dịu đi verb (to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate)
- huỷ bỏ verb (demolish or level to the ground (a building or other structure))
Woiwurrung
1 entries- wykrook verb (to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate)
Sample sentences
63 total sentences available.
This action would not have been sufficient to abate the odor nuisance.
Source: tatoeba (4042431)
The Tyrians, yielding to the god, abate / their fierceness. Dido, more than all the rest, / warms to her Phrygian friends, and wears a kindly breast.
Source: tatoeba (6786775)
The outcry would not abate.
Source: tatoeba (7075759)
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