Abate

"Abate" in French

abaisser

((obsolete) to bring down (someone) mentally or physically)

abattre

((obsolete) to bring down (someone) mentally or physically)

amoindrir

(to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate)

cesser

(demolish or level to the ground (a building or other structure))

descendre

(to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate)

diminuer

(to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate)

déduire

((obsolete) to omit or remove (a part from a whole) — see also deduct, subtract)

déprimer

((obsolete) to bring down (someone) mentally or physically)

rabattre

(to reduce (something) in amount or size)

ralentir

(to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate)

retrancher

((obsolete) to omit or remove (a part from a whole) — see also deduct, subtract)

réduire

(to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate)

réduire

(to lower (something) in price or value)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.