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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdisminuir
Pronunciation / Transliteration: dis-mi-nu-ir
"La tormenta comenzó a disminuir."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To become less intense, widespread, or severe.
"The storm finally began to abate after hours of fury." - 2
To cause something to lessen or reduce in degree or intensity.
"Steps were taken to abate the loud noise pollution in the neighborhood."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French word 'abattre', meaning 'to beat down or fell', which comes from the Late Latin 'abbattere', combining the Latin 'ad-' and 'batere' (to beat). Over time, the physical sense of beating down evolved into a metaphorical reduction in intensity, amount, or degree.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Abate" is said worldwide
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diminuer
Transliteration: di-mi-nu-e
"La tempête a commencé à diminuer."
nachlassen
Transliteration: nakh-las-sen
"Der Sturm fing an nachzulassen."
attenuarsi
Transliteration: at-te-nu-ar-si
"La tempesta ha iniziato ad attenuarsi."
disminuir
Transliteration: dis-mi-nu-ir
"La tormenta comenzó a disminuir."
amenizar
Transliteration: a-me-ni-zar
"A tempestade começou a amenizar."
कम होना
Transliteration: kam hona
"तूफान अब कम होने लगा है।"
减弱
Transliteration: jiǎnruò
"暴风雨开始减弱了。"
누그러지다
Transliteration: nugureojida
"폭풍우가 누그러지기 시작했다."
和らぐ
Transliteration: yawragu
"嵐が和らぎ始めた。"
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