abate

[US]/əˈbeɪt/
[UK]/əˈbeɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. reducer, afhjælpe; afskaffe
vi. formindske, blive ineffektiv
n. (Abate) et efternavn; (Engelsk, Italiensk, Fransk, Etiopisk) Abate.
Word Forms
Present Participleabating
Past Participleabated
Third Person Singularabates
Past Tenseabated
Pluralabates

Phrases & Collocations

abate the pain

dæmpe smerten

abate the storm

dæmpe stormen

abate the intensity

dæmpe intensiteten

Example Sentences

The storm began to abate slightly.

Stormen begyndte at aftage en smule.

abate the smoke nuisance in big cities

begræns røgforureningen i storbyer

Nothing can abate the force of that argument.

Ingenting kan svække kraften i det argument.

The medicine abated his pain.

Medicininen dulmede hans smerte.

We must abate the noise pollution in our city.

Vi må begrænse støjpåvirkningen i vores by.

nothing abated his crusading zeal.

Ingenting svækkede hans nidkære entusiasme.

Based on the server-based optical network architecture, the dual fiber link and IP calking for Optical Burst Switching (OBS) are proposed to abate the restriction of optical devices.

Baseret på den serverbaserede optiske netværksarkitektur foreslås den duale fiberforbindelse og IP-kalkning til Optical Burst Switching (OBS) for at begrænse begrænsningerne for optiske enheder.

Real-world Examples

Neither version suggests the conflict will abate soon.

Ingen af versionerne antyder, at konflikten vil stilne af snart.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Trust me, compassionate comments help abate the negativity.

Jeg lover dig, medfølende kommentarer hjælper med at mindske negativiteten.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) March 2015 Collection

These pressures seem unlikely to abate soon.

Disse presser ser ikke ud til at stilne af snart.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Do they ever abate? Are they ever quiet?

Stiller de nogensinde af? Er de nogensinde stille?

Source: Canadian drama "Saving Hope" Season 1

That number has since skyrocketed to one out of 30, and there's no indication it is abating.

Det tal er siden eksploderet til et ud af 30, og der er ingen indikation af, at det aftager.

Source: National Geographic Reading Selections

Frank, any sign the violence is going to abate?

Frank, er der nogen tegn på, at volden vil stilne af?

Source: NPR News April 2021 Compilation

Forty minutes later, we were standing at the same spot, and his autobiographical torrent showed no sign of abating.

Halvanden time senere stod vi på samme sted, og hans selvbiografiske udgydelse viste ingen tegn på at aftage.

Source: The Guardian (Article Version)

But the phantom cries would not abate.

Men de spøgelsesagtige skrig ville ikke stilne.

Source: BoJack Horseman Season 2

Even with more regulatory paperwork and longer annual reports, these accounting scandals have not abated.

Selv med mere reguleringspapirarbejde og længere årsrapporter er disse regnskabsskandaler ikke aftaget.

Source: CNBC Global Economic Analysis

The latter was not yet ended, when the sensation among the men had entirely abated.

Den sidste var endnu ikke afsluttet, da følelsen blandt mændene var helt aftaget.

Source: The Last of the Mohicans (Part Two)

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