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abated

/əˈbeɪtɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.59 in modern English

Syllables
abat-ed
IPA
/əˈbeɪtɪd/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of abate

adj

Lowered, beaten down, or cut away, as the background of an ornamental pattern in relief. Used specifically of stone-cutting; also of metal when the pattern or inscription is to show bright on dark, and the ground is therefore worked out with the graving-tool and left rough or hatched in lines.

adj

humbled.

Example Sentences

Derived Forms

unabated

Rhymes With

related stated updated rated dated waited translated unrelated weighted underrated debated awaited

Questions

How do you pronounce abated?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈbeɪtɪd/.
What does abated mean?
simple past and past participle of abate

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