Abate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

make less active or intense

become less in amount or intensity

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌælɪfˈɔːɹniən/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈɑːzəz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈɑːzəz/

2 syllables Say it as /kˌælɪfˈɔːɹniən/.

Examples

The storm abated
The rain let up after a few hours

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

slack off let up slack slake die away

Parts of Speech

verb	make less active or intense
verb	become less in amount or intensity “The storm abated”

Word Forms

abatable	adjective	capable of being abated
abator	noun	a person who abates a nuisance
slack	noun	a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality
abatement	noun	an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
letup	noun	a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

nachlassen

weniger aktiv oder intensiv machen

🇫🇷French

diminuer

rendre moins actif ou intense

🇪🇸Spanish

disminuir

hacer menos activo o intenso

🇮🇹Italian

abbassare

rendere meno attivo o intenso

🇳🇱Dutch

verminderen

minder actief of intens maken

🇵🇹Portuguese

diminuir

tornar menos ativo ou intenso

🇷🇺Russian

ослабевать

сделать менее активным или интенсивным

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रोक-थाम करना

कम सक्रिय या तीव्र बनाना

🇧🇩Bengali

হ্রাস করা

কম সক্রিয় বা তীব্র করা

🇮🇳Tamil

குறைக்க

குறைந்த சுறுசுறுப்பாக அல்லது தீவிரமாக செய்யுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

తగ్గించు

తక్కువ చురుకుగా లేదా తీవ్రంగా చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

कमी करणे

कमी सक्रिय किंवा तीव्र करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઘટાડો

ઓછા સક્રિય અથવા તીવ્ર બનાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಗ್ಗಿಸು

ಕಡಿಮೆ ಸಕ್ರಿಯ ಅಥವಾ ತೀವ್ರಗೊಳಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കുറയ്ക്കുക

കുറച്ച് സജീവമോ തീവ്രമോ ആക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਘਟਾਓ

ਘੱਟ ਕਿਰਿਆਸ਼ੀਲ ਜਾਂ ਤੀਬਰ ਬਣਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

کم کرنا

کم فعال یا شدید بنائیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

减弱

降低活跃度或强度

🇯🇵Japanese

軽減する

活動的または活動的でなくなる

🇰🇷Korean

감소하다

덜 활동적이거나 강렬하게 만들다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giảm bớt

làm cho ít hoạt động hoặc mãnh liệt

🇹🇭Thai

ลดลง

ทำให้กระตือรือร้นน้อยลงหรือรุนแรงขึ้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

mereda

membuat kurang aktif atau intens

🇵🇭Filipino

humina

gawing hindi gaanong aktibo o matindi

🇲🇾Malay

mereda

membuat kurang aktif atau sengit

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يخفف

جعل أقل نشاطا أو كثافة

🇮🇷Persian

کاهش دادن

کمتر فعال یا شدید می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

azaltmak

daha az aktif veya yoğun hale getirin

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְשַׁכֵּך

לעשות פחות פעיל או אינטנסיבי

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