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

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

Descendants

  • English: abate

References

Spanish

Verb

abaten

  1. third-person plural present indicative of abatir