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{
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"2": "xno",
"3": "abatre"
},
"expansion": "Anglo-Norman abatre",
"name": "der"
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{
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"1": "en",
"2": "LL.",
"3": "abbatto",
"4": "abbattere"
},
"expansion": "Late Latin abbattere",
"name": "der"
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"1": "en",
"2": "la",
"3": "batto",
"4": "battere"
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"expansion": "Latin battere",
"name": "der"
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"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*bʰedʰ-"
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},
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"3": "abaten",
"t": "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"
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"expansion": "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”)",
"name": "inh"
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"1": "abate, abatie, abatien, abatye, abbate",
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"3": "abater"
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{
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"1": "xno",
"2": "abatier"
},
"expansion": "abatier",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "xno",
"2": "abatre"
},
"expansion": "abatre",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "xno",
"2": "abbatre"
},
"expansion": "abbatre",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "frm",
"3": "abattre"
},
"expansion": "Middle French abattre",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "frm",
"2": "abatre"
},
"expansion": "abatre",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "frm",
"2": "abattre"
},
"expansion": "abattre",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "fro",
"3": "abatre"
},
"expansion": "Old French abatre",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "fro",
"2": "abattre",
"t": "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"
},
"expansion": "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”)",
"name": "m"
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{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "LL.",
"3": "abbatto",
"4": "abbattere",
"t": "to bring down, take down; to suppress; to debase (currency)"
},
"expansion": "Late Latin abbattere (“to bring down, take down; to suppress; to debase (currency)”)",
"name": "der"
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"args": {
"1": "prefix"
},
"expansion": "prefix",
"name": "glossary"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "la",
"3": "ab-",
"pos": "prefix meaning ‘away; from; away from’"
},
"expansion": "Latin ab- (prefix meaning ‘away; from; away from’)",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "la",
"3": "batto",
"4": "battere"
},
"expansion": "Latin battere",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "battuo",
"3": "battuere",
"t": "to beat, hit; to beat up; to fight"
},
"expansion": "battuere (“to beat, hit; to beat up; to fight”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*bʰedʰ-",
"t": "to dig; to stab"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *bʰedʰ- (“to dig; to stab”)",
"name": "der"
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"1": "1"
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"expansion": "¹",
"name": "sup"
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"etymology_text": "From Middle English abaten, from Anglo-Norman abatre, from Late Latin abbattere, from Latin battere.\ndetailed etymology, sense derivation, and cognates\nThe 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”)).\nThe noun is derived from the verb.",
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"singular",
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},
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"present"
]
},
{
"form": "abated",
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"participle",
"past"
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{
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"past"
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},
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"word": "abator"
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"word": "abattoir"
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{
"word": "aggravate"
},
{
"word": "amplify"
},
{
"word": "augment"
},
{
"word": "enhance"
},
{
"word": "foment"
},
{
"word": "increase"
},
{
"word": "intensify"
},
{
"word": "magnify"
},
{
"word": "raise"
}
],
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "1576, Gerard Legh, “Azure”, in The Accedens of Armory, London: […] Richard Tottel, →OCLC, folios 6, verso – 7, recto",
"text": "[Jupiter] whiche by his goodnes as Marcianus ſaieth, abateth the malice of Saturne. Therfore the Poets faine, that he did put his father out of his kingdome, Iſidore writeth as he abateth the malice of the euill Planets, […]",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "1599, [William Shakespeare], The Cronicle History of Henry the Fift, […] (First Quarto), London: […] Thomas Creede, for Tho[mas] Millington, and Iohn Busby, […], published 1600, →OCLC",
"text": "Abate thy rage ſweete knight,\nAbate thy rage.\nThese lines do not appear in the version of the play published in the First Folio (1623).",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "1937, J. C. Murray, “To the Lusty Legume”, in E[ugene] L[ouis] Chicanot, editor, Rhymes of the Miner: An Anthology of Canadian Mining Verse, Gardenvale, Que.: Federal Publications, →OCLC, stanza 2, page 181",
"text": "O, Blessed Bean! How often have I ate\nWhole plates of Thee, my hunger to abate!\nAnd thou abatedst it, Thou didst indeed,\nThou ever over-satisfying feed!",
"type": "quotation"
}
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"glosses": [
"To lessen (something) in force or intensity; to moderate."
],
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[
"force",
"force#Noun"
],
[
"intensity",
"intensity"
],
[
"moderate",
"moderate#Verb"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive)",
"To lessen (something) in force or intensity; to moderate."
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "alleviate"
},
{
"word": "assuage"
},
{
"word": "diminish"
},
{
"word": "lower"
},
{
"word": "mitigate"
},
{
"word": "relax"
},
{
"word": "remit"
},
{
"word": "temper"
}
],
"tags": [
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"translations": [
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"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ḍaʕuff",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "ضَعُفّ"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 7 7 1 0 1 1 1 1 4 2 2 3 3 2 16 3 3 1 4 4 1 4 3",
"code": "arz",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ḍeʕeff",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"tags": [
"Egyptian-Arabic"
],
"word": "ضعف"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 7 7 1 0 1 1 1 1 4 2 2 3 3 2 16 3 3 1 4 4 1 4 3",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "減輕"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 7 7 1 0 1 1 1 1 4 2 2 3 3 2 16 3 3 1 4 4 1 4 3",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "jiǎnqīng",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "减轻"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 7 7 1 0 1 1 1 1 4 2 2 3 3 2 16 3 3 1 4 4 1 4 3",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "減弱"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 7 7 1 0 1 1 1 1 4 2 2 3 3 2 16 3 3 1 4 4 1 4 3",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "jiǎnruò",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "减弱"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 7 7 1 0 1 1 1 1 4 2 2 3 3 2 16 3 3 1 4 4 1 4 3",
"code": "kw",
"lang": "Cornish",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "abâtya"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 7 7 1 0 1 1 1 1 4 2 2 3 3 2 16 3 3 1 4 4 1 4 3",
"code": "kw",
"lang": "Cornish",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "slackya"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 7 7 1 0 1 1 1 1 4 2 2 3 3 2 16 3 3 1 4 4 1 4 3",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "zmírnit"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 7 7 1 0 1 1 1 1 4 2 2 3 3 2 16 3 3 1 4 4 1 4 3",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "ztlumit"
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{
"_dis1": "27 7 7 1 0 1 1 1 1 4 2 2 3 3 2 16 3 3 1 4 4 1 4 3",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "zeslabit"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 7 7 1 0 1 1 1 1 4 2 2 3 3 2 16 3 3 1 4 4 1 4 3",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "afnemen"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 7 7 1 0 1 1 1 1 4 2 2 3 3 2 16 3 3 1 4 4 1 4 3",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "verminderen"
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{
"_dis1": "27 7 7 1 0 1 1 1 1 4 2 2 3 3 2 16 3 3 1 4 4 1 4 3",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "verzwakken"
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{
"_dis1": "27 7 7 1 0 1 1 1 1 4 2 2 3 3 2 16 3 3 1 4 4 1 4 3",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "luwen"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 7 7 1 0 1 1 1 1 4 2 2 3 3 2 16 3 3 1 4 4 1 4 3",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "bedaren"
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{
"_dis1": "27 7 7 1 0 1 1 1 1 4 2 2 3 3 2 16 3 3 1 4 4 1 4 3",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "heikentää"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 7 7 1 0 1 1 1 1 4 2 2 3 3 2 16 3 3 1 4 4 1 4 3",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "amoindrir"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 7 7 1 0 1 1 1 1 4 2 2 3 3 2 16 3 3 1 4 4 1 4 3",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "diminuer"
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{
"_dis1": "27 7 7 1 0 1 1 1 1 4 2 2 3 3 2 16 3 3 1 4 4 1 4 3",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "descendre"
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{
"_dis1": "27 7 7 1 0 1 1 1 1 4 2 2 3 3 2 16 3 3 1 4 4 1 4 3",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "réduire"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 7 7 1 0 1 1 1 1 4 2 2 3 3 2 16 3 3 1 4 4 1 4 3",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "ralentir"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 7 7 1 0 1 1 1 1 4 2 2 3 3 2 16 3 3 1 4 4 1 4 3",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "nachlassen"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 7 7 1 0 1 1 1 1 4 2 2 3 3 2 16 3 3 1 4 4 1 4 3",
"code": "de",
"english": "storm",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "sich legen"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 7 7 1 0 1 1 1 1 4 2 2 3 3 2 16 3 3 1 4 4 1 4 3",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "schwächen"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 7 7 1 0 1 1 1 1 4 2 2 3 3 2 16 3 3 1 4 4 1 4 3",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "abschwächen"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 7 7 1 0 1 1 1 1 4 2 2 3 3 2 16 3 3 1 4 4 1 4 3",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "vermindern"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 7 7 1 0 1 1 1 1 4 2 2 3 3 2 16 3 3 1 4 4 1 4 3",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "verringern"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 7 7 1 0 1 1 1 1 4 2 2 3 3 2 16 3 3 1 4 4 1 4 3",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "laghdaigh"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 7 7 1 0 1 1 1 1 4 2 2 3 3 2 16 3 3 1 4 4 1 4 3",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "abbassare"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 7 7 1 0 1 1 1 1 4 2 2 3 3 2 16 3 3 1 4 4 1 4 3",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "diminuire"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 7 7 1 0 1 1 1 1 4 2 2 3 3 2 16 3 3 1 4 4 1 4 3",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "pāngū"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 7 7 1 0 1 1 1 1 4 2 2 3 3 2 16 3 3 1 4 4 1 4 3",
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "forminske"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 7 7 1 0 1 1 1 1 4 2 2 3 3 2 16 3 3 1 4 4 1 4 3",
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "avta"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 7 7 1 0 1 1 1 1 4 2 2 3 3 2 16 3 3 1 4 4 1 4 3",
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "minke"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 7 7 1 0 1 1 1 1 4 2 2 3 3 2 16 3 3 1 4 4 1 4 3",
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"note": "of wind force",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "løye"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 7 7 1 0 1 1 1 1 4 2 2 3 3 2 16 3 3 1 4 4 1 4 3",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "diminuir"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 7 7 1 0 1 1 1 1 4 2 2 3 3 2 16 3 3 1 4 4 1 4 3",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "descer"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 7 7 1 0 1 1 1 1 4 2 2 3 3 2 16 3 3 1 4 4 1 4 3",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "declinar"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 7 7 1 0 1 1 1 1 4 2 2 3 3 2 16 3 3 1 4 4 1 4 3",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "umenʹšátʹsja",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "уменьша́ться"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 7 7 1 0 1 1 1 1 4 2 2 3 3 2 16 3 3 1 4 4 1 4 3",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "uménʹšitʹsja",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "уме́ньшиться"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 7 7 1 0 1 1 1 1 4 2 2 3 3 2 16 3 3 1 4 4 1 4 3",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "spadátʹ",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "спада́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 7 7 1 0 1 1 1 1 4 2 2 3 3 2 16 3 3 1 4 4 1 4 3",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "spastʹ",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "спасть"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 7 7 1 0 1 1 1 1 4 2 2 3 3 2 16 3 3 1 4 4 1 4 3",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "reducir"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 7 7 1 0 1 1 1 1 4 2 2 3 3 2 16 3 3 1 4 4 1 4 3",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "avklinga"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 7 7 1 0 1 1 1 1 4 2 2 3 3 2 16 3 3 1 4 4 1 4 3",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "minska"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 7 7 1 0 1 1 1 1 4 2 2 3 3 2 16 3 3 1 4 4 1 4 3",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "avta"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 7 7 1 0 1 1 1 1 4 2 2 3 3 2 16 3 3 1 4 4 1 4 3",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "mojna"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 7 7 1 0 1 1 1 1 4 2 2 3 3 2 16 3 3 1 4 4 1 4 3",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "dịu đi"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 7 7 1 0 1 1 1 1 4 2 2 3 3 2 16 3 3 1 4 4 1 4 3",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "ram"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 7 7 1 0 1 1 1 1 4 2 2 3 3 2 16 3 3 1 4 4 1 4 3",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "đỡ"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 7 7 1 0 1 1 1 1 4 2 2 3 3 2 16 3 3 1 4 4 1 4 3",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "bớt"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 7 7 1 0 1 1 1 1 4 2 2 3 3 2 16 3 3 1 4 4 1 4 3",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "ngớt"
}
]
},
{
"antonyms": [
{
"word": "enlarge"
},
{
"word": "increase"
}
],
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "1599, [George Flinton, compiler and transl.], “Praiers for Svnneday, Containing Laudes, Praises & Thanks-giuing, for the Benefits that God hath Bestowed vpon Vs. [A Psalme in which the Goodnesse of God is Praised.]”, in A Manvall of Praiers, Gathered Ovt of Many Famous & Good Authors, as well Auncient, as of the Time Present. […], Calicè [Calais; actually London: s.n.], →OCLC, pages 77–78",
"text": "Thou haſt dominion ouer their power, and when they be exalted & ſet aloft in their waies, thou abateſt their courage, and deſtroyeſt them with thy mighty arme.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To reduce (something) in amount or size."
],
"id": "en-abate-en-verb-TsRpBnN-",
"links": [
[
"reduce",
"reduce"
],
[
"amount",
"amount#Noun"
],
[
"size",
"size#Noun"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive)",
"To reduce (something) in amount or size."
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "decrease"
},
{
"word": "lessen"
}
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
},
{
"antonyms": [
{
"word": "enlarge"
},
{
"word": "increase"
}
],
"categories": [],
"glosses": [
"To reduce (something) in amount or size.",
"To cut away or hammer down (material from metalwork, a sculpture, etc.) in such a way as to leave a figure in relief."
],
"id": "en-abate-en-verb-1zLGQZy9",
"links": [
[
"reduce",
"reduce"
],
[
"amount",
"amount#Noun"
],
[
"size",
"size#Noun"
],
[
"cut",
"cut#Verb"
],
[
"hammer",
"hammer#Verb"
],
[
"material",
"material#Noun"
],
[
"metalwork",
"metalwork"
],
[
"sculpture",
"sculpture#Noun"
],
[
"leave",
"leave#Verb"
],
[
"figure",
"figure#Noun"
],
[
"relief",
"relief"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive)",
"To reduce (something) in amount or size.",
"To cut away or hammer down (material from metalwork, a sculpture, etc.) in such a way as to leave a figure in relief."
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "decrease"
},
{
"word": "lessen"
}
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"glosses": [
"To lower (something) in price or value."
],
"id": "en-abate-en-verb-sC5zSUEj",
"links": [
[
"lower",
"lower#Verb"
],
[
"price",
"price#Noun"
],
[
"value",
"value#Noun"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive)",
"To lower (something) in price or value."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "4 3 3 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 2 2 14 1 1 0 0 0 0",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to lower (something) in price or value",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "odečíst"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 3 3 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 2 2 14 1 1 0 0 0 0",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to lower (something) in price or value",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "odpočítat"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 3 3 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 2 2 14 1 1 0 0 0 0",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to lower (something) in price or value",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "srazit (cenu)"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 3 3 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 2 2 14 1 1 0 0 0 0",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to lower (something) in price or value",
"word": "réduire"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 3 3 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 2 2 14 1 1 0 0 0 0",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to lower (something) in price or value",
"word": "laghdaigh"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 3 3 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 2 2 14 1 1 0 0 0 0",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to lower (something) in price or value",
"word": "ribassare"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 3 3 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 2 2 14 1 1 0 0 0 0",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to lower (something) in price or value",
"word": "reducir"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"glosses": [
"To demolish or level to the ground (a building or other structure)."
],
"id": "en-abate-en-verb-9RNqsG8c",
"links": [
[
"demolish",
"demolish"
],
[
"level",
"level#Verb"
],
[
"ground",
"ground#Noun"
],
[
"building",
"building#Noun"
],
[
"structure",
"structure#Noun"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive)",
"(archaic)",
"To demolish or level to the ground (a building or other structure)."
],
"tags": [
"archaic",
"transitive"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "1 2 2 0 75 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "demolish or level to the ground (a building or other structure)",
"word": "撤銷"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 2 0 75 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "chèxiāo",
"sense": "demolish or level to the ground (a building or other structure)",
"word": "撤销"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 2 0 75 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "demolish or level to the ground (a building or other structure)",
"word": "hävittää"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 2 0 75 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "demolish or level to the ground (a building or other structure)",
"word": "hävittää maan tasalle"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 2 0 75 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "demolish or level to the ground (a building or other structure)",
"word": "tuhota"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 2 0 75 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "demolish or level to the ground (a building or other structure)",
"word": "cesser"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 2 0 75 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "demolish or level to the ground (a building or other structure)",
"word": "beenden"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 2 0 75 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "demolish or level to the ground (a building or other structure)",
"word": "einstellen"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 2 0 75 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "demolish or level to the ground (a building or other structure)",
"word": "cessar"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 2 0 75 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "demolish or level to the ground (a building or other structure)",
"word": "huỷ bỏ"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 2 0 75 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "demolish or level to the ground (a building or other structure)",
"word": "hủy bỏ"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 2 0 75 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "demolish or level to the ground (a building or other structure)",
"word": "làm mất hết"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 2 0 75 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "demolish or level to the ground (a building or other structure)",
"word": "thanh toán"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 2 2 0 75 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "demolish or level to the ground (a building or other structure)",
"word": "thủ tiêu"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"glosses": [
"To give no consideration to (something); to treat as an exception."
],
"id": "en-abate-en-verb-NocvPaU1",
"links": [
[
"give",
"give#Verb"
],
[
"consideration",
"consideration"
],
[
"treat",
"treat#Verb"
],
[
"exception",
"exception"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive)",
"(archaic)",
"To give no consideration to (something); to treat as an exception."
],
"tags": [
"archaic",
"transitive"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 0 0 76 0 1 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 2 1 1",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "chùqú",
"sense": "to give no consideration to (something); to treat as an exception",
"word": "除去"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 0 0 76 0 1 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 2 1 1",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "zǔzhǐ",
"sense": "to give no consideration to (something); to treat as an exception",
"word": "阻止"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 0 0 76 0 1 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 2 1 1",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to give no consideration to (something); to treat as an exception",
"word": "uitsluiten"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 0 0 76 0 1 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 2 1 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to give no consideration to (something); to treat as an exception",
"word": "lukuun ottamatta"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 0 0 76 0 1 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 2 1 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to give no consideration to (something); to treat as an exception",
"word": "pois lukien"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 0 0 76 0 1 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 2 1 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to give no consideration to (something); to treat as an exception",
"tags": [
"adverb"
],
"word": "poislukien"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 0 0 76 0 1 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 2 1 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to give no consideration to (something); to treat as an exception",
"word": "absehen von"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 0 0 76 0 1 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 2 1 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to give no consideration to (something); to treat as an exception",
"word": "ausnehmen"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 0 0 76 0 1 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 2 1 1",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to give no consideration to (something); to treat as an exception",
"word": "barrar"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 0 0 76 0 1 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 2 1 1",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to give no consideration to (something); to treat as an exception",
"word": "excluir"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 0 0 76 0 1 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 2 1 1",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to give no consideration to (something); to treat as an exception",
"word": "utesluta"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"glosses": [
"To dull (an edge, point, etc.); to blunt."
],
"id": "en-abate-en-verb-fuDVmOHa",
"links": [
[
"dull",
"dull#Verb"
],
[
"edge",
"edge#Noun"
],
[
"point",
"point#Noun"
],
[
"blunt",
"blunt#Verb"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive)",
"(archaic)",
"(chiefly figuratively) To dull (an edge, point, etc.); to blunt."
],
"tags": [
"archaic",
"figuratively",
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "en",
"name": "Law",
"orig": "en:Law",
"parents": [
"Justice",
"Society",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
"source": "w"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "to abate a writ",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To make (a writ or other legal document) void; to nullify."
],
"id": "en-abate-en-verb-4Totmw2-",
"links": [
[
"law",
"law#English"
],
[
"make",
"make#Verb"
],
[
"writ",
"writ#Noun"
],
[
"legal",
"legal"
],
[
"document",
"document#Noun"
],
[
"void",
"void#Adjective"
],
[
"nullify",
"nullify"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive)",
"(law)",
"To make (a writ or other legal document) void; to nullify."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
],
"topics": [
"law"
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "en",
"name": "Law",
"orig": "en:Law",
"parents": [
"Justice",
"Society",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
"source": "w"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "She was ordered by the court to abate the nuisance.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To put an end to (a nuisance)."
],
"id": "en-abate-en-verb-z7F89YhN",
"links": [
[
"law",
"law#English"
],
[
"put an end to",
"put an end to"
],
[
"nuisance",
"nuisance"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive)",
"(law)",
"To put an end to (a nuisance)."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
],
"topics": [
"law"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 71 5 3 1 3 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 1 1 0",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to put an end to (a nuisance)",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "ukončit"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 71 5 3 1 3 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 1 1 0",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to put an end to (a nuisance)",
"word": "alleviare"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 71 5 3 1 3 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 1 1 0",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to put an end to (a nuisance)",
"word": "lenire"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 71 5 3 1 3 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 1 1 0",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to put an end to (a nuisance)",
"word": "mitigare"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "American English",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "en",
"name": "Law",
"orig": "en:Law",
"parents": [
"Justice",
"Society",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
"source": "w"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To dismiss or otherwise bring to an end (legal proceedings) before they are completed, especially on procedural grounds rather than on the merits."
],
"id": "en-abate-en-verb-pL1O87Pz",
"links": [
[
"law",
"law#English"
],
[
"dismiss",
"dismiss"
],
[
"bring",
"bring#Verb"
],
[
"end",
"end#Noun"
],
[
"proceedings",
"proceeding#Noun"
],
[
"completed",
"complete#Verb"
],
[
"procedural",
"procedural#Adjective"
],
[
"grounds",
"ground#Noun"
],
[
"merits",
"merit#Noun"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive)",
"(law)",
"(chiefly US) To dismiss or otherwise bring to an end (legal proceedings) before they are completed, especially on procedural grounds rather than on the merits."
],
"tags": [
"US",
"transitive"
],
"topics": [
"law"
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "To order restrictions to abate an emergency.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To curtail or end (something); to cause to cease."
],
"id": "en-abate-en-verb-~CLFWYMK",
"links": [
[
"curtail",
"curtail#Verb"
],
[
"end",
"end#Verb"
],
[
"cause",
"cause#Verb"
],
[
"cease",
"cease#Verb"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive)",
"(obsolete)",
"To curtail or end (something); to cause to cease."
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "cut short"
},
{
"word": "stop"
},
{
"word": "suppress"
},
{
"word": "terminate"
}
],
"tags": [
"obsolete",
"transitive"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "2 2 2 0 1 1 1 1 4 6 41 3 5 4 5 1 1 1 1 2 4 3 5 5",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "(obsolete) to curtail or end (something)",
"word": "lopettaa"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 2 2 0 1 1 1 1 4 6 41 3 5 4 5 1 1 1 1 2 4 3 5 5",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "(obsolete) to curtail or end (something)",
"word": "upphäva"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"glosses": [
"To give (someone) a discount or rebate; also, to relieve (someone) of a debt."
],
"id": "en-abate-en-verb-wIFS3wZ9",
"links": [
[
"discount",
"discount#Noun"
],
[
"rebate",
"rebate#Noun"
],
[
"relieve",
"relieve"
],
[
"debt",
"debt"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive)",
"(obsolete)",
"To give (someone) a discount or rebate; also, to relieve (someone) of a debt."
],
"tags": [
"obsolete",
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "1534, John Bourchier, 2nd Baron Berners, The golden boke of Marcus Aurelius, page 132",
"text": "He is honoured amonge theym that be honoured, that fortune abateth without faute: and he is shamed amonge theym that be shamed, that fortune inhanceth without merite.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "1618, Sir Walter Raleigh, “Maxims of State”, in Remains of Sir Walter Raleigh, published 1669, page 27",
"text": "Rules and axioms for preserving of a Kingdom.[…]If any great person to be abated, not to deal with him by calumniation or forged matter[…]",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To bring down (someone) mentally or physically; to lower (someone) in status."
],
"id": "en-abate-en-verb-KViHE6qO",
"links": [
[
"bring down",
"bring down"
],
[
"mentally",
"mentally"
],
[
"physically",
"physically"
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[
"status",
"status"
]
],
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"(transitive)",
"(obsolete)",
"To bring down (someone) mentally or physically; to lower (someone) in status."
],
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{
"word": "abase"
},
{
"word": "depress"
},
{
"word": "humble"
}
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"transitive"
],
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{
"_dis1": "3 3 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 6 3 2 49 3 2 2 1 2 1 2 3 1 6 2",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ʔḍʕaff",
"sense": "(obsolete) to bring down (someone) mentally or physically",
"word": "أْضْعَفّ"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 6 3 2 49 3 2 2 1 2 1 2 3 1 6 2",
"code": "arz",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "bahdel",
"sense": "(obsolete) to bring down (someone) mentally or physically",
"tags": [
"Egyptian-Arabic"
],
"word": "بهدل"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 6 3 2 49 3 2 2 1 2 1 2 3 1 6 2",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "(obsolete) to bring down (someone) mentally or physically",
"word": "打敗"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 6 3 2 49 3 2 2 1 2 1 2 3 1 6 2",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "dǎbài",
"sense": "(obsolete) to bring down (someone) mentally or physically",
"word": "打败"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 6 3 2 49 3 2 2 1 2 1 2 3 1 6 2",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "(obsolete) to bring down (someone) mentally or physically",
"word": "擊倒"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 6 3 2 49 3 2 2 1 2 1 2 3 1 6 2",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "jídǎo",
"sense": "(obsolete) to bring down (someone) mentally or physically",
"word": "击倒"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 6 3 2 49 3 2 2 1 2 1 2 3 1 6 2",
"code": "nl",
"english": "physically",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "(obsolete) to bring down (someone) mentally or physically",
"word": "neerslaan"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 6 3 2 49 3 2 2 1 2 1 2 3 1 6 2",
"code": "nl",
"english": "mentally",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "(obsolete) to bring down (someone) mentally or physically",
"word": "vernederen"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 6 3 2 49 3 2 2 1 2 1 2 3 1 6 2",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "(obsolete) to bring down (someone) mentally or physically",
"word": "humiliëren"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 6 3 2 49 3 2 2 1 2 1 2 3 1 6 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "(obsolete) to bring down (someone) mentally or physically",
"word": "nöyryyttää"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 6 3 2 49 3 2 2 1 2 1 2 3 1 6 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "(obsolete) to bring down (someone) mentally or physically",
"word": "alentaa"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 6 3 2 49 3 2 2 1 2 1 2 3 1 6 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "(obsolete) to bring down (someone) mentally or physically",
"word": "halventaa"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 6 3 2 49 3 2 2 1 2 1 2 3 1 6 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "(obsolete) to bring down (someone) mentally or physically",
"word": "lannistaa"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 6 3 2 49 3 2 2 1 2 1 2 3 1 6 2",
"code": "fr",
"english": "physically",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "(obsolete) to bring down (someone) mentally or physically",
"word": "abattre"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 6 3 2 49 3 2 2 1 2 1 2 3 1 6 2",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "(obsolete) to bring down (someone) mentally or physically",
"word": "abaisser"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 6 3 2 49 3 2 2 1 2 1 2 3 1 6 2",
"code": "fr",
"english": "mentally",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "(obsolete) to bring down (someone) mentally or physically",
"word": "déprimer"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 6 3 2 49 3 2 2 1 2 1 2 3 1 6 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "(obsolete) to bring down (someone) mentally or physically",
"word": "nachlassen"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 6 3 2 49 3 2 2 1 2 1 2 3 1 6 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "(obsolete) to bring down (someone) mentally or physically",
"word": "zurückgehen"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 6 3 2 49 3 2 2 1 2 1 2 3 1 6 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "(obsolete) to bring down (someone) mentally or physically",
"word": "erniedrigen"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 6 3 2 49 3 2 2 1 2 1 2 3 1 6 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "(obsolete) to bring down (someone) mentally or physically",
"word": "herabsetzen"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 6 3 2 49 3 2 2 1 2 1 2 3 1 6 2",
"code": "no",
"english": "physically",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "(obsolete) to bring down (someone) mentally or physically",
"word": "slå ned"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 6 3 2 49 3 2 2 1 2 1 2 3 1 6 2",
"code": "no",
"english": "mentally",
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"sense": "(obsolete) to bring down (someone) mentally or physically",
"word": "ydmyke"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 6 3 2 49 3 2 2 1 2 1 2 3 1 6 2",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "(obsolete) to bring down (someone) mentally or physically",
"word": "abater"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 6 3 2 49 3 2 2 1 2 1 2 3 1 6 2",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "(obsolete) to bring down (someone) mentally or physically",
"word": "diminuir"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 6 3 2 49 3 2 2 1 2 1 2 3 1 6 2",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "(obsolete) to bring down (someone) mentally or physically",
"word": "embotar"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 6 3 2 49 3 2 2 1 2 1 2 3 1 6 2",
"code": "es",
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"sense": "(obsolete) to bring down (someone) mentally or physically",
"word": "abatir"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 6 3 2 49 3 2 2 1 2 1 2 3 1 6 2",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "(obsolete) to bring down (someone) mentally or physically",
"word": "humillar"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 6 3 2 49 3 2 2 1 2 1 2 3 1 6 2",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "(obsolete) to bring down (someone) mentally or physically",
"word": "slå ned"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 6 3 2 49 3 2 2 1 2 1 2 3 1 6 2",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "(obsolete) to bring down (someone) mentally or physically",
"word": "nedbringa"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 3 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 6 3 2 49 3 2 2 1 2 1 2 3 1 6 2",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "(obsolete) to bring down (someone) mentally or physically",
"word": "làm nhụt"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "We will abate this price from the total.",
"type": "example"
}
],
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"Chiefly followed by from, of, etc.: to omit or remove (a part from a whole); to deduct, to subtract."
],
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"from",
"from"
],
[
"of",
"of"
],
[
"omit",
"omit"
],
[
"remove",
"remove#Verb"
],
[
"part",
"part#Noun"
],
[
"whole",
"whole#Noun"
],
[
"deduct",
"deduct"
],
[
"subtract",
"subtract"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive)",
"(obsolete)",
"Chiefly followed by from, of, etc.: to omit or remove (a part from a whole); to deduct, to subtract."
],
"tags": [
"obsolete",
"transitive"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "5 2 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 5 3 4 4 34 5 2 1 3 0 4 4 2 6 11",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "(obsolete) to omit or remove (a part from a whole) — see also deduct, subtract",
"word": "減少"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 2 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 5 3 4 4 34 5 2 1 3 0 4 4 2 6 11",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "jiǎnshǎo",
"sense": "(obsolete) to omit or remove (a part from a whole) — see also deduct, subtract",
"word": "减少"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 2 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 5 3 4 4 34 5 2 1 3 0 4 4 2 6 11",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "shěnglüè",
"sense": "(obsolete) to omit or remove (a part from a whole) — see also deduct, subtract",
"word": "省略"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 2 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 5 3 4 4 34 5 2 1 3 0 4 4 2 6 11",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "(obsolete) to omit or remove (a part from a whole) — see also deduct, subtract",
"word": "aftrekken"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 2 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 5 3 4 4 34 5 2 1 3 0 4 4 2 6 11",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "(obsolete) to omit or remove (a part from a whole) — see also deduct, subtract",
"word": "overslaan"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 2 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 5 3 4 4 34 5 2 1 3 0 4 4 2 6 11",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "(obsolete) to omit or remove (a part from a whole) — see also deduct, subtract",
"word": "verminderen"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 2 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 5 3 4 4 34 5 2 1 3 0 4 4 2 6 11",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "(obsolete) to omit or remove (a part from a whole) — see also deduct, subtract",
"word": "weglaten"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 2 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 5 3 4 4 34 5 2 1 3 0 4 4 2 6 11",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "(obsolete) to omit or remove (a part from a whole) — see also deduct, subtract",
"word": "vähentää"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 2 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 5 3 4 4 34 5 2 1 3 0 4 4 2 6 11",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "(obsolete) to omit or remove (a part from a whole) — see also deduct, subtract",
"word": "déduire"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 2 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 5 3 4 4 34 5 2 1 3 0 4 4 2 6 11",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "(obsolete) to omit or remove (a part from a whole) — see also deduct, subtract",
"word": "retrancher"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 2 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 5 3 4 4 34 5 2 1 3 0 4 4 2 6 11",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "(obsolete) to omit or remove (a part from a whole) — see also deduct, subtract",
"word": "abziehen"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 2 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 5 3 4 4 34 5 2 1 3 0 4 4 2 6 11",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "(obsolete) to omit or remove (a part from a whole) — see also deduct, subtract",
"word": "reduzieren"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 2 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 5 3 4 4 34 5 2 1 3 0 4 4 2 6 11",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "(obsolete) to omit or remove (a part from a whole) — see also deduct, subtract",
"word": "weglassen"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 2 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 5 3 4 4 34 5 2 1 3 0 4 4 2 6 11",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "(obsolete) to omit or remove (a part from a whole) — see also deduct, subtract",
"word": "deduzir"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 2 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 5 3 4 4 34 5 2 1 3 0 4 4 2 6 11",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "(obsolete) to omit or remove (a part from a whole) — see also deduct, subtract",
"word": "dra av"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 2 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 5 3 4 4 34 5 2 1 3 0 4 4 2 6 11",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "(obsolete) to omit or remove (a part from a whole) — see also deduct, subtract",
"word": "hạ"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 2 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 5 3 4 4 34 5 2 1 3 0 4 4 2 6 11",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "(obsolete) to omit or remove (a part from a whole) — see also deduct, subtract",
"word": "bớt"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "1659, Philo-Christianus [pseudonym; William Brough], “A Service of the Pleasures of Piety, for Sunday or Other Day. [A Meditation of the Pleasures of Piety.]”, in Sacred Principles, Services and Soliloquies: Or, A Manual of Devotions Made Up of Three Parts: […], 4th edition, London: […] J[ohn] G[rismond] for John Clark, […], →OCLC, page 260",
"text": "But O Saint! be not thou an Epicure! If delight draw thy heart, thou loſeſt ſo much in delectation, as Religion; and abateſt thy Soul ſo much of Solace, as God of Service!",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
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"Chiefly followed by of: to deprive (someone or something of another thing)."
],
"id": "en-abate-en-verb-~K3rVOZt",
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[
"of",
"of"
],
[
"deprive",
"deprive"
]
],
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"(transitive)",
"(obsolete)",
"Chiefly followed by of: to deprive (someone or something of another thing)."
],
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"obsolete",
"transitive"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 7 4 6 7 42 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 6 7",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "(obsolete) to deprive (someone or something of another thing)",
"word": "hillitä"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 7 4 6 7 42 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 6 7",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "(obsolete) to deprive (someone or something of another thing)",
"word": "förringa"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 7 4 6 7 42 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 6 7",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "(obsolete) to deprive (someone or something of another thing)",
"word": "minska"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "1576, Gerard Legh, The Accedens of Armory, London: […] Richard Tottel, →OCLC, folio 53, verso",
"text": "[…] Plini writeth, that the crueltie of the Ramme abateth, if he bee perced in the horne neare vnto the eare. For the chiefeſt parte of his ſtrength, is in his hedd, where he is well armed to fighte.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "1785, “CODS”, in The Sportsman’s Dictionary; or, The Gentleman’s Companion: For Town and Country. […], 3rd edition, London: […] G. G[eorge] J[ohn] and J[ames] Robinson, […], →OCLC, column 2",
"text": "CODS, or Stones swelled; a malady in horſes that comes in many ways, […] For the cure, take bole armoniac reduced to a fine powder, vinegar and whites of eggs well beaten together, and anoint the part with it daily, till the ſwelling abates: […]",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2022 October 7, Emma Goldberg, “The Job Market Has Been Like Musical Chairs. Will the Music Stop?”, in The New York Times",
"text": "Counselors who support young job seekers have noticed their optimism abating. Rebecca Cassidy, who works at Georgetown University’s career center, was surprised by the relaxed attitude that students seemed to adopt toward their job searches last year.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
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"To decrease in force or intensity; to subside."
],
"id": "en-abate-en-verb-mZVqJzS0",
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[
"decrease",
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[
"subside",
"subside"
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],
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"(intransitive)",
"To decrease in force or intensity; to subside."
],
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{
"word": "decline"
},
{
"word": "ebb"
},
{
"word": "slacken"
},
{
"word": "soften"
},
{
"word": "wane"
}
],
"tags": [
"intransitive"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "14 8 8 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 2 2 3 2 2 23 8 3 1 4 4 1 4 3",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "(intransitive) to decrease in force or intensity — see also subside",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "zeslábnout"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 8 8 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 2 2 3 2 2 23 8 3 1 4 4 1 4 3",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "(intransitive) to decrease in force or intensity — see also subside",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "polevit"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 8 8 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 2 2 3 2 2 23 8 3 1 4 4 1 4 3",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "(intransitive) to decrease in force or intensity — see also subside",
"word": "alentua"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 8 8 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 2 2 3 2 2 23 8 3 1 4 4 1 4 3",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "(intransitive) to decrease in force or intensity — see also subside",
"word": "heiketä"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 8 8 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 2 2 3 2 2 23 8 3 1 4 4 1 4 3",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "(intransitive) to decrease in force or intensity — see also subside",
"word": "heikentyä"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 8 8 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 2 2 3 2 2 23 8 3 1 4 4 1 4 3",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "(intransitive) to decrease in force or intensity — see also subside",
"word": "hellittää"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 8 8 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 2 2 3 2 2 23 8 3 1 4 4 1 4 3",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "(intransitive) to decrease in force or intensity — see also subside",
"word": "laantua"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 8 8 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 2 2 3 2 2 23 8 3 1 4 4 1 4 3",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "(intransitive) to decrease in force or intensity — see also subside",
"word": "lauhtua"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 8 8 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 2 2 3 2 2 23 8 3 1 4 4 1 4 3",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "(intransitive) to decrease in force or intensity — see also subside",
"word": "vähentyä"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 8 8 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 2 2 3 2 2 23 8 3 1 4 4 1 4 3",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "(intransitive) to decrease in force or intensity — see also subside",
"word": "diminuire"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 8 8 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 2 2 3 2 2 23 8 3 1 4 4 1 4 3",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "(intransitive) to decrease in force or intensity — see also subside",
"word": "ridursi"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 8 8 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 2 2 3 2 2 23 8 3 1 4 4 1 4 3",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "(intransitive) to decrease in force or intensity — see also subside",
"word": "indebolirsi"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 8 8 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 2 2 3 2 2 23 8 3 1 4 4 1 4 3",
"code": "gv",
"lang": "Manx",
"note": "of pain",
"sense": "(intransitive) to decrease in force or intensity — see also subside",
"tags": [
"usually"
],
"word": "lhaggee"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 8 8 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 2 2 3 2 2 23 8 3 1 4 4 1 4 3",
"code": "gv",
"lang": "Manx",
"note": "of rain",
"sense": "(intransitive) to decrease in force or intensity — see also subside",
"word": "sloat"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 8 8 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 2 2 3 2 2 23 8 3 1 4 4 1 4 3",
"code": "gv",
"lang": "Manx",
"note": "of waters, tide",
"sense": "(intransitive) to decrease in force or intensity — see also subside",
"word": "traih"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 8 8 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 2 2 3 2 2 23 8 3 1 4 4 1 4 3",
"code": "gv",
"lang": "Manx",
"note": "of wind",
"sense": "(intransitive) to decrease in force or intensity — see also subside",
"word": "tuitt"
}
]
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"To decrease in amount or size."
],
"id": "en-abate-en-verb-YXzttfLc",
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"(intransitive)",
"To decrease in amount or size."
],
"tags": [
"intransitive"
]
},
{
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"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "en",
"name": "Law",
"orig": "en:Law",
"parents": [
"Justice",
"Society",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
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}
],
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{
"text": "Bequests and legacies are liable to be abated entirely or in proportion, upon a deficiency of assets.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"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."
],
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[
"law",
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],
[
"bequest",
"bequest#Noun"
],
[
"will",
"will#Noun"
],
[
"testator",
"testator"
],
[
"estate",
"estate"
],
[
"insufficient",
"insufficient"
],
[
"satisfy",
"satisfy"
],
[
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"in full"
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],
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"(intransitive)",
"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."
],
"tags": [
"intransitive"
],
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"text": "The writ has abated.",
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"ref": "1680, Edward Coke, “Where a Writ shall be Brought by Journeys Accompts. Hill. 45 Eliz. Rot. 36. in the Common Pleas. Spencer’s Case.”, in The Reports of Sir Edward Coke, Kt. […], 2nd edition, London: […] H. Twyford, […], →OCLC, part VI, page 375",
"text": "But where the Writ abateth for default of the Clerk, as where it abateth for falſe Latin, or variance, or want of form, there the defendant ſhall have the benefit of a new Writ by Journeys Accompts, becauſe it was the fault of the Clerk of the Chancery, and not the fault of the defendant himſelf, […]",
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"ref": "1778, Matthew Bacon [i.e., Mathew Bacon], “Error”, in A New Abridgement of the Law. […], 4th edition, London: […] W[illiam] Strahan and M. Woodfall, […]; for C. Bathurst, […], →OCLC, section G (Of the Proceedings after the Record Removed, and herein of the Abatement of the Writ of Error), page 209",
"text": "If a Writ of Error abates or diſcontinues by the Act and Default of the Party, a ſecond Writ of Error ſhall be no Superſedeas; otherwiſe if it abates or diſcontinues by the Act of God or the Law.",
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[
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[
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"(law)",
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"word": "upphävas"
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"Society",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
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"(law)",
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"(obsolete)",
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"(obsolete)",
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"_dis1": "2 3 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 3 7 4 14 6 6 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 30 6",
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"sense": "(obsolete) to be abased or humbled",
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},
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"_dis1": "5 33 33 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 4 1 0 4 7 1 0 1 1 1 1 0",
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"_dis1": "5 33 33 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 4 1 0 4 7 1 0 1 1 1 1 0",
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"sense": "to reduce (something) in amount or size",
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},
{
"_dis1": "5 33 33 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 4 1 0 4 7 1 0 1 1 1 1 0",
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"sense": "to reduce (something) in amount or size",
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},
{
"_dis1": "5 33 33 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 4 1 0 4 7 1 0 1 1 1 1 0",
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{
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"_dis1": "5 33 33 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 4 1 0 4 7 1 0 1 1 1 1 0",
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"sense": "to reduce (something) in amount or size",
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{
"_dis1": "5 33 33 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 4 1 0 4 7 1 0 1 1 1 1 0",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to reduce (something) in amount or size",
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},
{
"_dis1": "5 33 33 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 4 1 0 4 7 1 0 1 1 1 1 0",
"code": "de",
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"sense": "to reduce (something) in amount or size",
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{
"_dis1": "5 33 33 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 4 1 0 4 7 1 0 1 1 1 1 0",
"code": "de",
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{
"_dis1": "5 33 33 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 4 1 0 4 7 1 0 1 1 1 1 0",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to reduce (something) in amount or size",
"word": "ridurre"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 33 33 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 4 1 0 4 7 1 0 1 1 1 1 0",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to reduce (something) in amount or size",
"word": "calare"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 33 33 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 4 1 0 4 7 1 0 1 1 1 1 0",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
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"word": "reducir"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 33 33 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 4 1 0 4 7 1 0 1 1 1 1 0",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to reduce (something) in amount or size",
"word": "avta"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 33 33 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 4 1 0 4 7 1 0 1 1 1 1 0",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to reduce (something) in amount or size",
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},
{
"_dis1": "5 33 33 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 4 1 0 4 7 1 0 1 1 1 1 0",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to reduce (something) in amount or size",
"word": "lägga sig"
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{
"_dis1": "2 1 1 0 0 1 0 30 0 7 2 2 2 3 2 1 0 2 0 28 8 0 4 3",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to make (a writ or other legal document) void — see also nullify",
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{
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to make (a writ or other legal document) void — see also nullify",
"word": "mitätöidä"
},
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"_dis1": "2 1 1 0 0 1 0 30 0 7 2 2 2 3 2 1 0 2 0 28 8 0 4 3",
"code": "it",
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"_dis1": "6 18 18 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 12 21 2 1 2 2 2 2 2",
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"_dis1": "6 18 18 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 12 21 2 1 2 2 2 2 2",
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"args": {
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},
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"ref": "1576, Gerard Legh, “Azure”, in The Accedens of Armory, London: […] Richard Tottel, →OCLC, folios 6, verso – 7, recto",
"text": "[Jupiter] whiche by his goodnes as Marcianus ſaieth, abateth the malice of Saturne. Therfore the Poets faine, that he did put his father out of his kingdome, Iſidore writeth as he abateth the malice of the euill Planets, […]",
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"ref": "1599, [William Shakespeare], The Cronicle History of Henry the Fift, […] (First Quarto), London: […] Thomas Creede, for Tho[mas] Millington, and Iohn Busby, […], published 1600, →OCLC",
"text": "Abate thy rage ſweete knight,\nAbate thy rage.\nThese lines do not appear in the version of the play published in the First Folio (1623).",
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"ref": "1937, J. C. Murray, “To the Lusty Legume”, in E[ugene] L[ouis] Chicanot, editor, Rhymes of the Miner: An Anthology of Canadian Mining Verse, Gardenvale, Que.: Federal Publications, →OCLC, stanza 2, page 181",
"text": "O, Blessed Bean! How often have I ate\nWhole plates of Thee, my hunger to abate!\nAnd thou abatedst it, Thou didst indeed,\nThou ever over-satisfying feed!",
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{
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"ref": "1599, [George Flinton, compiler and transl.], “Praiers for Svnneday, Containing Laudes, Praises & Thanks-giuing, for the Benefits that God hath Bestowed vpon Vs. [A Psalme in which the Goodnesse of God is Praised.]”, in A Manvall of Praiers, Gathered Ovt of Many Famous & Good Authors, as well Auncient, as of the Time Present. […], Calicè [Calais; actually London: s.n.], →OCLC, pages 77–78",
"text": "Thou haſt dominion ouer their power, and when they be exalted & ſet aloft in their waies, thou abateſt their courage, and deſtroyeſt them with thy mighty arme.",
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"bring",
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"word": "terminate"
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"ref": "1534, John Bourchier, 2nd Baron Berners, The golden boke of Marcus Aurelius, page 132",
"text": "He is honoured amonge theym that be honoured, that fortune abateth without faute: and he is shamed amonge theym that be shamed, that fortune inhanceth without merite.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "1618, Sir Walter Raleigh, “Maxims of State”, in Remains of Sir Walter Raleigh, published 1669, page 27",
"text": "Rules and axioms for preserving of a Kingdom.[…]If any great person to be abated, not to deal with him by calumniation or forged matter[…]",
"type": "quotation"
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{
"word": "humble"
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"text": "We will abate this price from the total.",
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[
"part",
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[
"whole",
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{
"ref": "1659, Philo-Christianus [pseudonym; William Brough], “A Service of the Pleasures of Piety, for Sunday or Other Day. [A Meditation of the Pleasures of Piety.]”, in Sacred Principles, Services and Soliloquies: Or, A Manual of Devotions Made Up of Three Parts: […], 4th edition, London: […] J[ohn] G[rismond] for John Clark, […], →OCLC, page 260",
"text": "But O Saint! be not thou an Epicure! If delight draw thy heart, thou loſeſt ſo much in delectation, as Religion; and abateſt thy Soul ſo much of Solace, as God of Service!",
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"ref": "1576, Gerard Legh, The Accedens of Armory, London: […] Richard Tottel, →OCLC, folio 53, verso",
"text": "[…] Plini writeth, that the crueltie of the Ramme abateth, if he bee perced in the horne neare vnto the eare. For the chiefeſt parte of his ſtrength, is in his hedd, where he is well armed to fighte.",
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{
"ref": "1785, “CODS”, in The Sportsman’s Dictionary; or, The Gentleman’s Companion: For Town and Country. […], 3rd edition, London: […] G. G[eorge] J[ohn] and J[ames] Robinson, […], →OCLC, column 2",
"text": "CODS, or Stones swelled; a malady in horſes that comes in many ways, […] For the cure, take bole armoniac reduced to a fine powder, vinegar and whites of eggs well beaten together, and anoint the part with it daily, till the ſwelling abates: […]",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2022 October 7, Emma Goldberg, “The Job Market Has Been Like Musical Chairs. Will the Music Stop?”, in The New York Times",
"text": "Counselors who support young job seekers have noticed their optimism abating. Rebecca Cassidy, who works at Georgetown University’s career center, was surprised by the relaxed attitude that students seemed to adopt toward their job searches last year.",
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"text": "Bequests and legacies are liable to be abated entirely or in proportion, upon a deficiency of assets.",
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"text": "The writ has abated.",
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"ref": "1680, Edward Coke, “Where a Writ shall be Brought by Journeys Accompts. Hill. 45 Eliz. Rot. 36. in the Common Pleas. Spencer’s Case.”, in The Reports of Sir Edward Coke, Kt. […], 2nd edition, London: […] H. Twyford, […], →OCLC, part VI, page 375",
"text": "But where the Writ abateth for default of the Clerk, as where it abateth for falſe Latin, or variance, or want of form, there the defendant ſhall have the benefit of a new Writ by Journeys Accompts, becauſe it was the fault of the Clerk of the Chancery, and not the fault of the defendant himſelf, […]",
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},
{
"ref": "1778, Matthew Bacon [i.e., Mathew Bacon], “Error”, in A New Abridgement of the Law. […], 4th edition, London: […] W[illiam] Strahan and M. Woodfall, […]; for C. Bathurst, […], →OCLC, section G (Of the Proceedings after the Record Removed, and herein of the Abatement of the Writ of Error), page 209",
"text": "If a Writ of Error abates or diſcontinues by the Act and Default of the Party, a ſecond Writ of Error ſhall be no Superſedeas; otherwiſe if it abates or diſcontinues by the Act of God or the Law.",
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},
{
"categories": [
"English intransitive verbs",
"English terms with obsolete senses"
],
"glosses": [
"To bow down; hence, to be abased or humbled."
],
"links": [
[
"bow down",
"bow down"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive)",
"(obsolete)",
"To bow down; hence, to be abased or humbled."
],
"tags": [
"intransitive",
"obsolete"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English intransitive verbs",
"English terms with obsolete senses"
],
"glosses": [
"Chiefly followed by of: to deduct or subtract from."
],
"links": [
[
"of",
"of"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive)",
"(obsolete)",
"Chiefly followed by of: to deduct or subtract from."
],
"tags": [
"intransitive",
"obsolete"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/əˈbeɪt/",
"tags": [
"General-American",
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-eɪt"
},
{
"audio": "En-us-abate.oga",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/ed/En-us-abate.oga/En-us-abate.oga.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ed/En-us-abate.oga",
"tags": [
"General-American"
],
"text": "Audio (GA)"
},
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"audio": "en-ca-abate.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/9a/En-ca-abate.ogg/En-ca-abate.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9a/En-ca-abate.ogg",
"tags": [
"Canada"
],
"text": "Audio (CA)"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ḍaʕuff",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "ضَعُفّ"
},
{
"code": "arz",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ḍeʕeff",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"tags": [
"Egyptian-Arabic"
],
"word": "ضعف"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "減輕"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "jiǎnqīng",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "减轻"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "減弱"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "jiǎnruò",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "减弱"
},
{
"code": "kw",
"lang": "Cornish",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "abâtya"
},
{
"code": "kw",
"lang": "Cornish",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "slackya"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "zmírnit"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "ztlumit"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "zeslabit"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "afnemen"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "verminderen"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "verzwakken"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "luwen"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "bedaren"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "heikentää"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "amoindrir"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "diminuer"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "descendre"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "réduire"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "ralentir"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "nachlassen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"english": "storm",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "sich legen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "schwächen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "abschwächen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "vermindern"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "verringern"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "laghdaigh"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "abbassare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "diminuire"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "pāngū"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "forminske"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "avta"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "minke"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"note": "of wind force",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "løye"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "diminuir"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "descer"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "declinar"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "umenʹšátʹsja",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "уменьша́ться"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "uménʹšitʹsja",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "уме́ньшиться"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "spadátʹ",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "спада́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "spastʹ",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "спасть"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "reducir"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "avklinga"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "minska"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "avta"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "mojna"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "dịu đi"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "ram"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "đỡ"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "bớt"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to lessen (something) in force or intensity — see also moderate",
"word": "ngớt"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to reduce (something) in amount or size",
"word": "vähentää"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to reduce (something) in amount or size",
"word": "alentaa"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to reduce (something) in amount or size",
"word": "halventaa"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to reduce (something) in amount or size",
"word": "pienentää"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to reduce (something) in amount or size",
"word": "rabattre"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to reduce (something) in amount or size",
"word": "vermindern"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to reduce (something) in amount or size",
"word": "verringern"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to reduce (something) in amount or size",
"word": "verkleinern"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to reduce (something) in amount or size",
"word": "herabsetzen"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to reduce (something) in amount or size",
"word": "laghdaigh"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to reduce (something) in amount or size",
"word": "ridurre"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to reduce (something) in amount or size",
"word": "calare"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to reduce (something) in amount or size",
"word": "reducir"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to reduce (something) in amount or size",
"word": "avta"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to reduce (something) in amount or size",
"word": "minska"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to reduce (something) in amount or size",
"word": "lägga sig"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to lower (something) in price or value",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "odečíst"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to lower (something) in price or value",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "odpočítat"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to lower (something) in price or value",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "srazit (cenu)"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to lower (something) in price or value",
"word": "réduire"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to lower (something) in price or value",
"word": "laghdaigh"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to lower (something) in price or value",
"word": "ribassare"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to lower (something) in price or value",
"word": "reducir"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "demolish or level to the ground (a building or other structure)",
"word": "撤銷"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "chèxiāo",
"sense": "demolish or level to the ground (a building or other structure)",
"word": "撤销"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "demolish or level to the ground (a building or other structure)",
"word": "hävittää"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "demolish or level to the ground (a building or other structure)",
"word": "hävittää maan tasalle"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "demolish or level to the ground (a building or other structure)",
"word": "tuhota"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "demolish or level to the ground (a building or other structure)",
"word": "cesser"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "demolish or level to the ground (a building or other structure)",
"word": "beenden"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "demolish or level to the ground (a building or other structure)",
"word": "einstellen"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "demolish or level to the ground (a building or other structure)",
"word": "cessar"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "demolish or level to the ground (a building or other structure)",
"word": "huỷ bỏ"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "demolish or level to the ground (a building or other structure)",
"word": "hủy bỏ"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "demolish or level to the ground (a building or other structure)",
"word": "làm mất hết"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "demolish or level to the ground (a building or other structure)",
"word": "thanh toán"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "demolish or level to the ground (a building or other structure)",
"word": "thủ tiêu"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "chùqú",
"sense": "to give no consideration to (something); to treat as an exception",
"word": "除去"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "zǔzhǐ",
"sense": "to give no consideration to (something); to treat as an exception",
"word": "阻止"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to give no consideration to (something); to treat as an exception",
"word": "uitsluiten"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to give no consideration to (something); to treat as an exception",
"word": "lukuun ottamatta"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to give no consideration to (something); to treat as an exception",
"word": "pois lukien"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to give no consideration to (something); to treat as an exception",
"tags": [
"adverb"
],
"word": "poislukien"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to give no consideration to (something); to treat as an exception",
"word": "absehen von"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to give no consideration to (something); to treat as an exception",
"word": "ausnehmen"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to give no consideration to (something); to treat as an exception",
"word": "barrar"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to give no consideration to (something); to treat as an exception",
"word": "excluir"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to give no consideration to (something); to treat as an exception",
"word": "utesluta"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to make (a writ or other legal document) void — see also nullify",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "zrušit"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to make (a writ or other legal document) void — see also nullify",
"word": "mitätöidä"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to make (a writ or other legal document) void — see also nullify",
"word": "annullare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to make (a writ or other legal document) void — see also nullify",
"word": "estinguere"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to make (a writ or other legal document) void — see also nullify",
"word": "eliminare"
},
{
"code": "gv",
"lang": "Manx",
"sense": "to make (a writ or other legal document) void — see also nullify",
"word": "lhaggee"
},
{
"code": "gv",
"lang": "Manx",
"sense": "to make (a writ or other legal document) void — see also nullify",
"word": "meeinee"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to make (a writ or other legal document) void — see also nullify",
"word": "upphäva"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to put an end to (a nuisance)",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "ukončit"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to put an end to (a nuisance)",
"word": "alleviare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to put an end to (a nuisance)",
"word": "lenire"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to put an end to (a nuisance)",
"word": "mitigare"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "(obsolete) to curtail or end (something)",
"word": "lopettaa"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "(obsolete) to curtail or end (something)",
"word": "upphäva"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ʔḍʕaff",
"sense": "(obsolete) to bring down (someone) mentally or physically",
"word": "أْضْعَفّ"
},
{
"code": "arz",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "bahdel",
"sense": "(obsolete) to bring down (someone) mentally or physically",
"tags": [
"Egyptian-Arabic"
],
"word": "بهدل"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "(obsolete) to bring down (someone) mentally or physically",
"word": "打敗"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "dǎbài",
"sense": "(obsolete) to bring down (someone) mentally or physically",
"word": "打败"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "(obsolete) to bring down (someone) mentally or physically",
"word": "擊倒"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "jídǎo",
"sense": "(obsolete) to bring down (someone) mentally or physically",
"word": "击倒"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"english": "physically",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "(obsolete) to bring down (someone) mentally or physically",
"word": "neerslaan"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"english": "mentally",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "(obsolete) to bring down (someone) mentally or physically",
"word": "vernederen"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "(obsolete) to bring down (someone) mentally or physically",
"word": "humiliëren"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "(obsolete) to bring down (someone) mentally or physically",
"word": "nöyryyttää"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "(obsolete) to bring down (someone) mentally or physically",
"word": "alentaa"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "(obsolete) to bring down (someone) mentally or physically",
"word": "halventaa"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "(obsolete) to bring down (someone) mentally or physically",
"word": "lannistaa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"english": "physically",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "(obsolete) to bring down (someone) mentally or physically",
"word": "abattre"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "(obsolete) to bring down (someone) mentally or physically",
"word": "abaisser"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"english": "mentally",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "(obsolete) to bring down (someone) mentally or physically",
"word": "déprimer"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "(obsolete) to bring down (someone) mentally or physically",
"word": "nachlassen"
},
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},
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"args": {
"1": "LL.",
"2": "abatare"
},
"expansion": "Late Latin abatare",
"name": "cog"
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"1": "en",
"2": "frm",
"3": "-"
},
"expansion": "Middle French",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "fro",
"3": "em-"
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"expansion": "Old French em-",
"name": "der"
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{
"args": {
"1": "prefix"
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"name": "glossary"
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{
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"1": "en",
"2": "frm",
"3": "-"
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"expansion": "Middle French",
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{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "fro",
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"t": "to beat, hit, strike"
},
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"name": "der"
},
{
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"1": "en",
"2": "la",
"3": "battere"
},
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"name": "der"
},
{
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"1": "la",
"2": "battuere"
},
"expansion": "battuere",
"name": "m"
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"1": "present"
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"name": "glossary"
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"1": "active"
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"name": "glossary"
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"1": "infinitive"
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"expansion": "infinitive",
"name": "glossary"
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{
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"1": "la",
"2": "battuō",
"t": "to beat, hit; to beat up; to fight"
},
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"name": "m"
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{
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"1": "2"
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"name": "sup"
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"third-person"
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"ref": "1680, Edward Coke, “Mich. 7 Jacobi. In the Common Pleas. Buckmere’s Case.”, in The Reports of Sir Edward Coke, Kt. […], 2nd edition, London: […] H. Twyford, […], →OCLC, part VI, pages 570–571",
"text": "So, if Lands be given to Father and Son, and to the heirs of their two bodies begotten, the remainder over in fee, and afterwards the Father dieth without any Iſſue but the Son, and afterwards the Son dieth without Iſſue, and a Stranger abateth, he in the remainder ſhall have one Formedon in the remainder, although the Eſtate tails were ſeveral, […]",
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"To enter upon and unlawfully seize (land) after the owner has died, thus preventing an heir from taking possession of it."
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[
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[
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[
"died",
"die#Verb"
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[
"prevent",
"prevent"
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[
"heir",
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[
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[
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"General-American",
"Received-Pronunciation"
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"name": "bor"
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{
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"1": "en",
"2": "la",
"3": "abbātem"
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"name": "m"
},
{
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"2": "grc",
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{
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"name": "m"
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"expansion": "Aramaic אַבָּא (’abbā, “father; ancestor; teacher; chief, leader; author, originator”)",
"name": "der"
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"1": "en",
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"3": "*ʔabw-",
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"name": "der"
},
{
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"2": "abbot",
"nocap": "1"
},
"expansion": "doublet of abbot",
"name": "doublet"
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],
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