Logo
Translation and English learning by Britannica
merriam webster

2 Translation results for abate in Spanish

verb | verbo

abate verb

unfavorite favorite play sound
abated, has abated, is abating, abates
amainar, menguar, disminuir

Example sentences of
abate verb

  • •We waited for the wind to abate.
  • •interest in the author's home abated as her novels waned in popularity
  • Less

Synonyms of
abate verb

decrease, lessen, diminish, reduce, dwindle, recede, wane, shrink, subside, ebb, moderate, weaken

Detailed synonyms for abate verb

1. Abate, subside, wane, ebb, moderate, weaken significan amainar, disminuir en fuerza o intensidad.
  • Abate pone énfasis en una disminución gradual <waited until the storm abated>.
    antonyms: rise, revive
  • Subside indica un rebajamiento considerable, una disminución en el grado de turbulencia <the protests subsided after a few days>.
  • Wane agrega a abate la acción de menguar, de irse debilitando o desvaneciendo <a waning moon> y suele aplicarse a algo intenso o impresionante <the public's waning interest in spaceflight>.
    antonyms: wax
  • Ebb indica una mengua progresiva, particularmente de algo que comúnmente va y viene <confidence in the police had ebbed>.
    antonyms: flow rea, etc.)
  • Moderate connota reducir a un estado normal <the sun moderated the chill>.
  • Weaken significa perder fuerza o efectividad <his grip weakened>.
    antonyms: strengthen
  • less Less
2. See: Decrease

abatir verbo

es
to demolish, to knock down; to shoot down; to depress, to bring low
Quick Quizzes
Grow your
vocabulary!

Reverse translation for abate

amainar  - to abate, to ease up, to die down 
menguar  - to decline, to decrease, to diminish, to lessen, to wane 
disminuir  - to lower, to reduce, to decrease, to lower, to drop, to fall 
Did you know

9% of Nglish's users have already made it to list 2 (basic level).

Think you can join them?