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Definition of abating - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
reductiondecreasing in amount or size
- The abating floodwaters revealed the damaged roads.
2.
intensitybecoming less intense or severe
- The storm is abating, and the winds are calming down.
Noun
rhetoricDated addition that reduces the impact of a statementDated
- The speech ended with an abating that softened the criticism.
Origin of abating
Latin, ab (away) + batere (to beat)
Examples of abating in a sentence
With the abating noise, the baby finally fell asleep. The pain was abating, allowing him to relax. The crisis is abating, but caution is still needed. His apology included an abating that tempered the accusation against his opponent. In her review, she added an abating to lessen the sting of the negative feedback.
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- French:décroissant, atténuation, ...
- German:nachlassend, Relativierung, ...
- Italian:in calo, attenuazione, ...
- Spanish:disminuido, atenuación, ...
- Portuguese:em diminuição, atenuação, ...
- Chinese:减退的, 弱化补充, ...
- Japanese:減少する, 但し書き, ...
- Arabic:مُتَناقِص, تَلْطِيف, ...
- Hebrew:פּוֹחֵת, הִסְתַּיְגוּת, ...
- Russian:спадающий, смягчение, ...
- Ukrainian:спадний, застереження, ...
- Hindi:घटते, ऐसा जोड़ या वाक्यांश जो किसी कड़ी बात का असर कम कर दे, ...
Definition of abate - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
amounttr./intr. reduce in amount or sizetr./intr.
- The company decided to abate its workforce.
2.
reductiontr./intr. lessen in force or intensitytr./intr.
- The storm began to abate after midnight.
3.
property disputetr. Rare put an end to a nuisancetr. Rare
- The city council abated the noise complaint.
4.
contract paperworktr. TECH. make a legal document voidtr. TECH.
- The court decided to abate the writ.
Origin of abate
Latin, abbatere (to beat down)
Examples of abate in a sentence
Efforts to abate pollution have increased. The pain began to abate after taking the medication. As the noise abated, we could finally hear each other. The judge ordered to abate the illegal activities. Efforts were made to abate the public disturbance. The lawyer argued to abate the outdated clause.
They filed a motion to abate the contract.
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- French:réduire, s'apaiser, ...
- German:verringern, nachlassen, ...
- Italian:diminuire, attenuare, ...
- Spanish:reducir, amainar, ...
- Portuguese:reduzir, abater, ...
- Chinese:减少, 减弱, ...
- Japanese:削減する, 弱まる, ...
- Arabic:خَفَّضَ, خَفَّ, ...
- Hebrew:לְהַפְחִית, לִשְׁכּוֹךְ, ...
- Russian:уменьшить, утихать, ...
- Ukrainian:зменшити, вщухати, ...
- Hindi:घटाना, कम होना, ...
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