ABATE
(verb) become less in amount or intensity
"The storm abated", "The rain let up after a few hours"
synonyms : die away , let up , slack , slack offRather than leaving immediately, we waited for the storm to abate. -added by editor1
I am waiting for rain to abate, so that i can leave for home. -added by rinku562
We are waiting for the rain to abate.(verb) make less active or intense
synonyms : slack , slake
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(Tag: Global) Focus on ‘ate’ part of abate. (eat, ate, eaten). When you eat anything, you reduce it's quantity.
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(Tag: ) rebate means discount... i.e reducing the price.. abate and rebate are rhyming words
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(Tag: in hindi abe apna weight kam kab krega) (Tag : ) abate which is rhyming with debate.Debate means raising(actually in discussion imagine that in every thing) just opposite to debate consider abate that is reduction in nature
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(Tag: ) ab ate mat karo abate your weight
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(Tag: ) A hunter uses A BAIT in his traps to capture animals, thus reducing their population
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(Tag: ' aa bait') 'abate' sounds like the hindi bait" means "come sit". Imagine a tired old man visiting you and you offer a chair and say 'aa bait' it will lessen relieve your tiredness.
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(Tag: ) ABATE=AB+ATE... here "ATE" is the past tense of "eat". So when we eat, the quantity tends to reduce or lessen... the same applies here..
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(Tag: hindi) abate= a + bate which almost sounds aa bete in hindi, imagine father sayings his son come(aa) son(bete),come join my business to subside me and reduce my load.
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(Tag: ) bate(if some body beats u,ur self respect for him gets diminished)...hence abate counts for getng diminishd by sum means...
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(Tag: Hindi) a+baith: aa baith yani aaja baith ja matlab down ho ja ya reduce ho ja
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(Tag: ) ABATE RHYMES WITH "WAIT". means waiting to get sumthng subsided
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(Tag: English) A =always ;BATE = masturbate ;so when you always masturbate ,energy and sperm will be less in amount,degree or intensity
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(Tag: ) Sachin's BAT has no intention of aBATing the agony of his opponent bowlers.
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(Tag: Hindi) In Hindi sit down means (baith) + ab = ab baith i.e. abate
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(Tag: ) In an ABATTOIR, butchers ABATE or end the lives of animals.
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(Tag: English) ABATE=AB+ATE.. "ATE" is the past tense of "EAT".. so When we eat, the quantity tends to reduce or lessen.. SO ABATE stands for lessen or reduce or diminsh or slacken
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(Tag: ) ab+ate— ab( away) from ate, if you will be AWAY from ATE(food) you will REDUCE
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(Tag: ) ABATE= AB + ATE. You got your current six-packs ABdomen because you ATE so little and reduce your fat-intake.
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(Tag: ) AB+ ATE = abishek ate Aishariya lessen her beauty.
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(Tag: ) abATE is the opposite of escalATE
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