abated

American  

[uh-bey-tid] / əˈbeɪ tɪd /

adjective

1. lessened or diminished; reduced.

   Heavily censored and suffering from labor shortages, Japanese filmmaking continued at an abated pace until after World War II.

2. subjected to a reduction, as of taxes or other charges or costs.

   Numerous downtown properties have paid no taxes for 18 years; as these abated properties come back onto the tax rolls, what happens?

3. Law.

   1. (of a nuisance) suppressed or brought to an end.

      The property owner shall take all reasonable steps to prevent a recurrence of the abated nuisance.

   2. (of an action or suit) suspended.

      An abated action does not survive unless there is a successor for the defendant.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of abate.

Etymology

Origin of abated

abate ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

I had one halcyon year and then it never really abated.

From The Wall Street Journal

Developments in the region damped sentiment even as U.S. equities benefited as fears from artificial-intelligence disruption abated on Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal

He added: "The tensions that exist in our society have not abated and are both deeper and more long-standing than anything we have experienced in modern times."

From BBC

Uncertainty spawned by higher tariffs appears to be a chief cause; that uncertainty hasn’t abated.

From MarketWatch

The 38-year-old former world number one Djokovic is in the evening prime time slot on Rod Laver Arena and will be hoping the heat has abated by then.

From Barron's

Related Words

• blended
• tempered
• thawed