убавля́ть — meaning in English

English meaning

• abridge verb To deprive; to cut off.
• bate verb To reduce the force of something; to abate.

Senses

убавля́ть is used for these senses in English:

• abridge (transitive, archaic) To deprive; to cut off. [First attested around 1150–1350]
• bate (transitive) To reduce the force of something; to abate.
• dial down (idiomatic, transitive) To reduce or diminish in effect or intensity.
• turn down (idiomatic) To reduce the power, etc. of something by means of a control, such as the volume, heat, or light.

abridge — full definition

1. verb To deprive; to cut off.
2. verb To debar from.
3. verb To make shorter; to shorten in duration or extent.
4. verb To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense.

bate — full definition

1. verb To reduce the force of something; to abate.
2. verb To restrain, usually with the sense of being in anticipation
3. verb To cut off, remove, take away.
4. verb To leave out, except, bar.

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