abatre

Meaning

  1. to pull down; knock down, bring down, shoot down (cause to fall down)
  2. to bring down (cause to become unhappy)
  3. to bring down (e.g. an empire, regime)

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
[əˈβa.tɾə]
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Late Latin abbattere, from Latin battere.

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