abaten

Catalan

Verb

abaten

1. third-person plural present indicative of abatre

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Galician

Verb

abaten

1. third-person plural present indicative of abater

Middle English

Etymology

From Old French abatre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈbaːtən/

Verb

abaten

1. to beat down, bring down, calm down

Conjugation

Conjugation of abaten (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) abaten, abate
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	abate	abated
2nd-person singular	abatest	abatedest
3rd-person singular	abateth	abated
subjunctive singular	abate
imperative singular		—
plural1	abaten, abate	abateden, abatede
imperative plural	abateth, abate	—
participles	abatynge, abatende	abated, yabated

¹ Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: abate

References

• “abāten, -i(en, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Spanish

Verb

abaten

1. third-person plural present indicative of abatir