глагол 1) уменьшать, ослаблять, умерять; облегчать Например: abate the pain — притуплять боль abate pride — умерить гордыню Синоним(ы): decrease, diminish, lessen, moderate, relieve 2) снижать, сбавлять; делать скидку Например: abate a tax — снижать налог Синоним(ы): bring down, deduct, depress 3) исключать, не включать Синоним(ы): omit, bar, except 4) уменьшаться, ослабевать, успокаиваться, утихать (о ветре, эпидемии) Например: Towards morning the wind abated a little. — К утру ветер несколько ослаб. Синоним(ы): decrease 5) стёсывать (камень; при вытёсывании барельефа или горельефа) Синоним(ы): blunt 6) аннулировать, отменять, прекращать Например: to abate a writ — аннулировать исковое заявление Синоним(ы): nullify
verb
(abated; abating)
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French abatre to strike down — more at rebate
transitive verb
1.
a. to put an end to
Example: abate a nuisance
b. nullify 1
Example: abate a writ
2.
a. to reduce in degree or intensity ; moderate
Example: may abate their rancor to win peace
b. to reduce in value or amount ; make less especially by way of relief
Example: abate a tax
3. deduct, omit
Example: abate part of the price
4.
a. to beat down or cut away so as to leave a figure in relief
b. obsolete blunt
5. deprive 2
intransitive verb
1. to decrease in force or intensity
2.
a. to become defeated or become null or void
b. to decrease in amount or value
• abater noun
Synonyms:
abate, subside, wane, ebb mean to die down in force or intensity. abate stresses the idea of progressive diminishing
Example: the storm abated.
subside implies the ceasing of turbulence or agitation
Example: the protests subsided after a few days.
wane suggests the fading or weakening of something good or impressive
Example: waning enthusiasm.
ebb suggests the receding of something (as the tide) that commonly comes and goes
Example: the ebbing of daylight.
Synonym: see in addition decrease.