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abate¹

  • /aˈbate/

Rhymes with -ate

Where it comes from

Inherited from Late Latin abbattere, from Latin battere.

verb a abate 3rd conjugation · abate · abătut · abată · a abate · abătând

  1. to stray (often figuratively in a moral sense), derogate, deviate, divert from, digress

    Similar: devia, îndepărta

  2. to change paths, swerve from, wander from
  3. reflexive to stop (going a certain way)

    Similar: opri

  4. to dissuade
  5. to knock down

    Similar: dărâma, da jos

abate²

  • /aˈbate/

Rhymes with -ate

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Italian abate, from Latin abbās, abbātis, from Ancient Greek ἀββᾶς (abbâs), from Aramaic אבא (’abbā, “father”).

noun abați · abate · abatele · abații

  1. masculine abbot

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"abate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/abate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

abate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/abate

Chicago

"abate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/abate.

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@misc{abate_2026,
  title = {abate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/abate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}