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abated

[uh-bey-tid]

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adjective

lessened or diminished; reduced.
Heavily censored and suffering from labor shortages, Japanese filmmaking continued at an abated pace until after World War II.
subjected to a reduction, as of taxes or other charges or costs.
Numerous downtown properties have paid no taxes for 18 years; as these abated properties come back onto the tax rolls, what happens?
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1. (of a nuisance) suppressed or brought to an end.
  The property owner shall take all reasonable steps to prevent a recurrence of the abated nuisance.
2. (of an action or suit) suspended.
  An abated action does not survive unless there is a successor for the defendant.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of abate.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of abated¹

abate ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

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For now at least, the violence has abated, with the government said to have agreed ceasefires with local Druze leaders.

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The immediate risks faced by the firefighters who were on the front lines battling the Palisades and Eaton fires that tore through Los Angeles County may have abated, but long-term health concerns remain.

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Those feelings abated some in the second half, as the Trojans turned up their efforts on defense.

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The insomnia of his undercover years finally abated.

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In 2023, from what my husband and I could tell, that wave had abated.

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