abate
Signification (Anglais)
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- To lessen (something) in force or intensity; to moderate.
- To reduce (something) in amount or size.
- To reduce (something) in amount or size.
- To lower (something) in price or value.
- To demolish or level to the ground (a building or other structure).
- To give no consideration to (something); to treat as an exception.
- To dull (an edge, point, etc.); to blunt.
- To make (a writ or other legal document) void; to nullify.
- To put an end to (a nuisance).
- To dismiss or otherwise bring to an end (legal proceedings) before they are completed, especially on procedural grounds rather than on the merits.
- (obsolete) To curtail or end (something); to cause to cease.
- (obsolete) To give (someone) a discount or rebate; also, to relieve (someone) of a debt.
- (obsolete) To bring down (someone) mentally or physically; to lower (someone) in status.
- (obsolete) Chiefly followed by from, of, etc.: to omit or remove (a part from a whole); to deduct, to subtract.
- (obsolete) Chiefly followed by of: to deprive (someone or something of another thing).
- To decrease in force or intensity; to subside.
- To decrease in amount or size.
- To lower in price or value; (law) specifically, of a bequest in a will: to lower in value because the testator's estate is insufficient to satisfy all the bequests in full.
- Of an edge, point, etc.: to become blunt or dull.
- Of a writ or other legal document: to become null and void; to cease to have effect.
- Of legal proceedings: to be dismissed or otherwise brought to an end before they are completed, especially on procedural grounds rather than on the merits.
- (obsolete) To give a discount or rebate; to discount, to rebate.
- (obsolete) To bow down; hence, to be abased or humbled.
- (obsolete) Chiefly followed by of: to deduct or subtract from.
Concepts
se calmer
s’affaiblir
s’amoindrir
s’abattre
s’apaiser
s’appaiser
se contenir
se dessécher
se modérer
se tarir
se fragiliser
s’{{t+|fr|amenuiser}}
se retirer
s’abaisser
Synonymes
become less
become calm
be less active
be dejected
become weak
give way to
be suppressed
hang down
lower oneself
deduct from
disappear gradually
yield
defer to
derogate from
grow less
grow weak
grow weaker
become weaker
be averted
be perplexed
be emaciated
Fréquence
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/əˈbeɪt/
Étymologie (Anglais)
In summary
From Middle English abaten, from Anglo-Norman abatre, from Late Latin abbattere, from Latin battere. detailed etymology, sense derivation, and cognates The verb is derived from Middle English abaten (“to demolish, knock down; to defeat, strike down; to strike or take down (a sail); to throw down; to bow dejectedly or submissively; to be dejected; to stop; to defeat, humiliate; to repeal (a law); to dismiss or quash (a lawsuit); to lessen, reduce; to injure, impair; to appease; to decline, grow less; to deduct, subtract; to make one’s way; attack (an enemy); (law) to enter or intrude upon (someone’s property); of a hawk: to beat or flap the wings”) [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman abater, abatier, abatre, abbatre, Middle French abattre, abatre, abattre, Old French abatre, abattre (“to demolish, knock down; to bring down, cut down; to lessen, reduce; to suppress; to stop; to discourage; to impoverish, ruin; to conquer; to overthrow; to kill; to remove (money) from circulation; (law) to annul”), from Late Latin abbattere (“to bring down, take down; to suppress; to debase (currency)”), from Latin ab- (prefix meaning ‘away; from; away from’) + Latin battere, from older battuere (“to beat, hit; to beat up; to fight”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰedʰ- (“to dig; to stab”)). The noun is derived from the verb.
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