abate

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əˈbeɪt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/əˈbeɪt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ə bāt′)

Inflections of 'abate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
abates
v 3rd person singular
abating
v pres p
abated
v past
abated
v past p
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abate⇒ vi formal (calm, lessen)calmarse⇒ v prnl
  reducirse⇒ v prnl
  (lluvia)amainar⇒ vi
 The golfers waited inside for the storm to abate.
 Los golfistas esperaron adentro a que la tormenta se calmara.
 Los golfistas esperaron adentro a que la tormenta se redujera.
 Los golfistas esperaron adentro a que la tormenta amainara.
abate [sth]⇒ vtr formal (lessen)calmar⇒ vtr
  reducir⇒ vtr
 I could give no excuse that would abate the headmaster's anger.
 No pude dar ninguna excusa que calmara el enojo del director.
 No pude dar ninguna excusa que redujera el enojo del director
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'abate' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
fall - remit
Spanish:
agonizar - amainar - remitir

Collocations: begin to abate, the [crisis, fever, noise] abated , the [crisis] has abated, more...

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