abater — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abase verb 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.
- 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 discourage someone by removing their enthusiasm or courage.
- 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
- verb 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.
- verb To lower physically; to depress; to cast or throw down; to stoop.
- verb To lower in value, in particular by altering the content of alloys in coins; to debase.
abate — full definition
- verb To become less strong or severe; to die down.
- verb (law) To cancel or bring a legal matter to an end.