Search results
People also ask
What does Abate mean?
What does abaten mean in English?
What is an example of an abaten?
What happens if a storm abates?
1. : to decrease in force or intensity. waiting for the storm to abate. 2. a. : to become defeated or become null or void (as of a writ or appeal) b. : to decrease in amount or value. The legacies abated proportionately. transitive verb. 1. a. : to put an end to. abate a nuisance. b. : nullify sense 1. abate a writ. 2. a.
Law. to put an end to or suppress (a nuisance). to suspend or extinguish (an action). to annul (a writ). to deduct or subtract: to abate part of the cost. to omit: to abate all mention of names. 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.
if something such as a price or level abates, it goes up more slowly than before, or it goes down: Gains in oil prices are unlikely to abate within the next few months. [ I or T ] to become or make something become weaker, lower, less serious, etc.: Inflation is finally showing signs of abating.
if something such as a price or level abates, it goes up more slowly than before, or it goes down: Gains in oil prices are unlikely to abate within the next few months. [ I or T ] to become or make something become weaker, lower, less serious, etc.: Inflation is finally showing signs of abating.
Abate comes from the Old French verb abattre, "to beat down," and means to reduce or become less intense or numerous. As an intransitive verb, it is often used with something physically, emotionally, or figuratively violent, as in "the flood of fan mail began to abate ."
1. to make or become less in amount, intensity, degree, etc: the storm has abated. 2. (Law) ( tr) law. a. to remove, suppress, or terminate (a nuisance) b. to suspend or extinguish (a claim or action) c. to annul (a writ) 3. (Law) ( intr) law (of a writ, legal action, etc) to become null and void.
4 days ago · 1. to make or become less in amount, intensity, degree, etc. the storm has abated. 2. (transitive) law. a. to remove, suppress, or terminate (a nuisance ) b. to suspend or extinguish (a claim or action) c. to annul (a writ ) 3. (intransitive) law. (of a writ, legal action, etc) to become null and void. 4. (transitive)
