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Word entry · 5 letters

abate

Best crossword clue

"Become less intense"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /əˈbeɪt/Part of speech verbSorted aabetStarts with AEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
1A2B3A4T5E

Definitions

  1. become less in amount or intensity

Word origin

From Middle English abaten, from Anglo-Norman abatre, from Late Latin abbattere, from Latin battere.

Used in a sentence

  • Abate thy rage ſweete knight, Abate thy rage.
  • O, Blessed Bean! How often have I ate Whole plates of Thee, my hunger to abate! And thou abatedst it, Thou didst indeed, Thou ever over-satisfying feed!
  • 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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