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

Investors in health insurers could be forgiven for thinking the pressure on the Medicare Advantage industry has finally abated.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

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 • Feb. 10, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Feb. 5, 2026

There was a palpable sense of relief that the threat of war had abated, at least temporarily.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 4, 2026

The pain in her hands was abated, and it seemed to her that her fingers were straighter, the knuckles not so swollen.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

Related Words

• blended
• tempered
• thawed