abater

See also: abàter

English

Etymology

abate +‎ -er

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /əˈbeɪ.tɚ/

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• Rhymes: -eɪtə(ɹ)

Noun

abater (plural abaters)

1. One who, or that which, abates. [From 16^th century.]
   • 1583, Pedro de la Sierra, translated by Robert Parry, The Second Part of the Myrror of Knighthood‎^[1], London: Thomas Este, Book 1, Part 2, Chapter 21:

     This is the great Prince of Grecia, called the Knight of the Sunne, restorer of the auncient kingdome of Tinacria, & the abater and breaker of the strength of the most strongest Giants in all the world.

   • 1732, John Arbuthnot, Practical Rules of Diet in the Various Constitutions and Diseases of Human Bodies‎^[2], London: J. Tonson, Chapter 1, section 26, p. 281:

     Anodyne, or Abaters of Pain of the Alimentary Kind. Such things as relax the Tension of the affected nervous Fibres […]

   • 1908, John H. Wallace, Preservation of the Game, Fish and Forests of Alabama, address given before the Alabama Press Association, 23 July, 1908, State Printers and Binders, p. 6,^[3]

     As a fever germ abater in a malarial district, a flock of bull-bats is worth a grove of quinine trees.

   • 1972, David I. Cook, David F. Van Haverbeke, “Trees and shrubs can curb noise, but with quite a few loud ‘ifs’”, in The Yearbook of Agriculture, 972‎^[4], Washington, D.C.: US Department of Agriculture, page 28:

     […] research is proving the effectiveness of trees and shrubs as noise abaters—research prompted by the growing awareness that excessive noise is a form of environmental pollution.

Translations

one who, or that which, abates

• Manx: meeineyder m
• Portuguese: diminuidor m

Anagrams

• bat ear, rabate, trabea

Galician

A vine arbor in Galicia

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese abater (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Late Latin abbattere, from Latin battere. Compare Portuguese abater, Spanish abatir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abaˈteɾ/

Verb

abater (first-person singular present abato, first-person singular preterite abatín, past participle abatido)
abater (first-person singular present abato, first-person singular preterite abatim or abati, past participle abatido, reintegrationist norm)

1. (transitive) to bend, lower

   Synonyms: abaixar, amoucar

   1. to bring the grapevine and its tendrils to the beams and props prepared for growing it
2. (transitive) to overthrow, to throw down
3. (transitive) to defeat
4. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to bend, lean
5. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to become dispirited

Conjugation

    Conjugation of abater

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	abater
Personal	abater	abateres	abater	abatermos	abaterdes	abateren
Gerund
	abatendo
Past participle
Masculine	abatido			abatidos
Feminine	abatida			abatidas
Indicative
Present	abato	abates	abate	abatemos	abatedes	abaten
Imperfect	abatía	abatías	abatía	abatiamos	abatiades	abatían
Preterite	abatín	abatiches	abateu	abatemos	abatestes	abateron
Pluperfect	abatera	abateras	abatera	abateramos	abaterades	abateran
Future	abaterei	abaterás	abaterá	abateremos	abateredes	abaterán
Conditional	abatería	abaterías	abatería	abateriamos	abateriades	abaterían
Subjunctive
Present	abata	abatas	abata	abatamos	abatades	abatan
Imperfect	abatese	abateses	abatese	abatésemos	abatésedes	abatesen
Future	abater	abateres	abater	abatermos	abaterdes	abateren
Imperative
Affirmative		abate	abata	abatamos	abatede	abatan
Negative (non)		non abatas	non abata	non abatamos	non abatades	non abatan

    Reintegrated conjugation of abater (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	abater
Personal	abater	abateres	abater	abatermos	abaterdes	abaterem
Gerund
	abatendo
Past participle
Masculine	abatido			abatidos
Feminine	abatida			abatidas
Indicative
Present	abato	abates	abate	abatemos	abatedes, abateis	abatem
Imperfect	abatia	abatias	abatia	abatíamos	abatíades, abatíeis, abatíais1	abatiam
Preterite	abatim, abati	abateste, abateche1	abateu	abatemos	abatestes	abatêrom, abateram
Pluperfect	abatera	abateras	abatera	abatêramos	abatêrades, abatêreis, abatêrais1	abateram
Future	abaterei	abaterás	abaterá	abateremos	abateredes, abatereis	abaterám, abaterão
Conditional	abateria	abaterias	abateria	abateríamos	abateríades, abateríeis, abateríais1	abateriam
Subjunctive
Present	abata	abatas	abata	abatamos	abatades, abatais	abatam
Imperfect	abatesse	abatesses	abatesse	abatêssemos	abatêssedes, abatêsseis	abatessem
Future	abater	abateres	abater	abatermos	abaterdes	abaterem
Imperative
Affirmative		abate	abata	abatamos	abatede, abatei	abatam
Negative (nom)		nom abatas	nom abata	nom abatamos	nom abatades, nom abatais	nom abatam

¹Less recommended.

Derived terms

• abatíbel

Related terms

• bater

References

• “abater” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “abat” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “abater” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “abater” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “abater” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese abater, from Late Latin abbattere, from Latin battere. Compare Galician abater, Spanish abatir.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.baˈte(ʁ)/ [a.baˈte(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.baˈte(ʁ)/ [a.baˈte(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /a.baˈte(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /a.baˈte(ʁ)/ [a.baˈte(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.baˈte(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.bɐˈteɾ/ [ɐ.βɐˈteɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.bɐˈteɾ/ [ɐ.βɐˈteɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.bɐˈte.ɾi/ [ɐ.βɐˈte.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: a‧ba‧ter

Verb

abater (first-person singular present abato, first-person singular preterite abati, past participle abatido)

1. (intransitive) to collapse
2. (intransitive) to topple
3. (transitive) to slaughter
4. (intransitive) to abate, weaken
5. (transitive) to reduce

Conjugation

    Conjugation of abater (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	abater
Personal	abater	abateres	abater	abatermos	abaterdes	abaterem
Gerund
	abatendo
Past participle
Masculine	abatido			abatidos
Feminine	abatida			abatidas
Indicative
Present	abato	abates	abate	abatemos	abateis	abatem
Imperfect	abatia	abatias	abatia	abatíamos	abatíeis	abatiam
Preterite	abati	abateste	abateu	abatemos	abatestes	abateram
Pluperfect	abatera	abateras	abatera	abatêramos	abatêreis	abateram
Future	abaterei	abaterás	abaterá	abateremos	abatereis	abaterão
Conditional	abateria	abaterias	abateria	abateríamos	abateríeis	abateriam
Subjunctive
Present	abata	abatas	abata	abatamos	abatais	abatam
Imperfect	abatesse	abatesses	abatesse	abatêssemos	abatêsseis	abatessem
Future	abater	abateres	abater	abatermos	abaterdes	abaterem
Imperative
Affirmative		abate	abata	abatamos	abatei	abatam
Negative (não)		não abatas	não abata	não abatamos	não abatais	não abatam

Derived terms

• abatedouro

Related terms

• bater

Further reading

• “abater” in iDicionário Aulete.
• “abater” in Dicionário inFormal.
• “abater” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “abater” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
• “abater” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
• “abater” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.