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

Last year, worries about the deficit abated somewhat as tariff revenue surged.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

The RSF has verbally accepted a Quad roadmap for peace beginning with a humanitarian truce, but neither side has formally responded and fighting has accelerated rather than abated.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Feb. 5, 2026

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 • Jan. 24, 2026

He would, although, paradoxically, it inflamed more than abated his homesickness to try a mouthful of a dish and pronounce, after some prodding, that it was too salty, too sweet, too spicy-hot.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen

Related Words

• blended
• tempered
• thawed