Abate is valid Scrabble Word

Is abate a scrabble word?
Official Scrabble Players Dictionary YES
Official Tournament and Club Word List YES
Collins Scrabble Words YES
Is abate valid Words with Friends?
Words with Friends YES

5 letters word
7 points in Scrabble
8 points in WWF

Definitions for ABATE in dictionary:

VERB:

to reduce in intensity
make (something) less intense
reduce or remove (a nuisance)
(of something unpleasant or severe) become less intense or widespread
make or become less strong
To beat down; to overthrow.
To bring down or reduce from a higher to a lower state, number, or degree; to lessen; to diminish; to contract; to moderate; to cut short; as, to abate a demand; to abate pride, zeal, hope.
To deduct; to omit; as, to abate something from a price.
To blunt.
To reduce in estimation; to deprive.

To bring entirely down or put an end to; to do away with; as, to abate a nuisance, to abate a writ.
To diminish; to reduce. Legacies are liable to be abated entirely or in proportion, upon a deficiency of assets.
To decrease, or become less in strength or violence; as, pain abates, a storm abates.
To be defeated, or come to naught; to fall through; to fail; as, a writ abates.
make less active or intense
become less in amount or intensity

NOUN:

Abatement.

OTHER DEFINITIONS:

to reduce in degree or intensity

Words related to ABATE

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Words that contain ABATE

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How to use ABATE in a sentence

He then ordered some water to be made hot to abate the swelling.
The application gave me some relief, but the swelling did not abate.
I was compelled to defer it till the pressure of business, which now began to thicken on my hands, should abate.
First the storm seemed to abate, and then it began again with redoubled violence.
The pain and other symptoms rapidly abate, and the wound, with proper attention, is not more than ordinarily difficult to treat.
We were encouraged by the appearances of the weather too, the gale having broken, and promising to abate.
At any rate, I was in great misery, and lay in camp with my eyes swollen shut for three days before the swelling began to abate.
It was light by five, but they might wait for the gale to abate a little, and after landing they have eight miles to come.
His creditor, feeling that it was just, declined to abate the amount.
The hope of fame is necessarily connected with such considerations as must abate the ardour of confidence, and repress the vigour of pursuit.

One thing he determined, that he would cross the sea without delay, so that he might joust with the dansellon, and abate his pride.
Neither the pungent bitterness of the British press nor the patronage of the aristocracy could abate the firmness with which he upheld the dignity of his country.
To his own mind, however, or that of an enemy, he would not abate a particle of what he had asserted.
Frequent rough digging and the exposure of fresh surfaces to be searched by birds will also do something to abate the number of this pest.
I fancy the sight of men worshipping an idol with four heads and twice as many hands must considerably abate impressions of the importance some of the controversies nearer home.
Besides all this, he was a Vizier, and met with a great many Troubles, which nevertheless did not abate his indefatigable Industry.
Nor from this moment did Brodie ever abate one jot of his dignity.
Good feeling, sound sense, and the natural instinct of order would have done much to abate the disorders of even a large relaxation of the Act of Uniformity.
I hope, therefore, that my retirement will abate some of their disaffection to the government of their country, and that my successor will enter on a calmer sea than I did.
Are there not younger of the sons of Greece, 195 Who ranging in all parts the camp, might call The Kings to council? But no curb controls Or can abate activity like thine.
Pride might dictate haughty demands, but it was clear that they would rather abate them than renew the struggle.
The one sex began to abate of the national character of chastity, without being able to inspire the other with sentiment or delicacy.
Rules, indeed, are not wanting to abate all this, but the misfortune is that they are never executed.
With this formidable force behind her, the Regent naturally expected that her rebellious subjects would be disposed to abate their demands.
The waves began to abate, and, taking off his blankets, he pushed his boat once more into the stream.
Happily the storm had begun to abate before this accident happened.
The wind having appeared to abate somewhat after sunset, we embarked, but were soon forced to land again.
Nor did he abate in energy and perseverance one moment until all was completed.

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