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abate

/əˈbeɪt/uh-BAYT
/əˈbeɪt/uh-BAYT

Meaningbeat down

Common meaning: become less intense

Journey through time

  1. Late Latinabbattere‘beat down’source
  2. Old Frenchabatre‘to beat down’source
  3. Middle Englishabatensource
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsto beat down → become less intenseabate‘become less intense’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Late Latin abbattere ‘beat down’.

Roots

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