abater — meaning in English

English meaning

• abase verb To lower someone's position, rank or status in a way that hurts their feelings.
• abate verb To become less strong or severe; to die down.
• butcher noun A person whose trade is preparing and selling meat.
• dishearten verb To make someone lose hope, confidence or enthusiasm.
• fell verb To cut something down, especially a tree, or to knock someone or something to the ground.
• slaughter noun The killing of animals for food.

Senses

abater is used for these senses in English:

• abase (transitive) To lower, as in condition in life, office, rank, etc., so as to cause pain or hurt feelings; to degrade, to depress, to humble, to humiliate. [from c. 1350–1470]
• abate To bring down (someone) mentally or physically; to lower (someone) in status. [14th–17th c.]
• butcher (transitive) To slaughter (animals) and prepare (meat) for market.
• dishearten (transitive) To discourage someone by removing their enthusiasm or courage.
• fell (transitive) To make something fall; especially to chop down a tree.
• fizzle out (slang, intransitive) To lose excitement, to become less exciting; to end, fail or die out in a weak or disappointing way.
• shoot down (transitive) To cause to fall by shooting.
• slaughter (transitive) To butcher animals, generally for food.

abase — full definition

1. verb To lower someone's position, rank or status in a way that hurts their feelings.
2. verb To physically push or bring something down, or to bend low.
3. verb To reduce the value of something, especially by changing the metal content of coins.

abate — full definition

1. verb To become less strong or severe; to die down.
2. verb (law) To cancel or bring a legal matter to an end.

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