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Word of the Day for Saturday, November 1, 2008abate \uh-BAYT\, verb: 1. to make or become less in force or intensity; decrease or diminish Chicago law requires the landlord to abate lead paint hazards and provides fines up to $500 for each violation. Still, behind the scenes, he was desperately trying to cajole support from colleagues warily assessing whether the perfect storm that had engulfed him would abate--or sweep him into oblivion. But no one expects the Iraqi insurgency to miraculously vanish, or even significantly abate, in the weeks ahead. c.1270, from Old French abattre "beat down," from Latin ad "to" + battuere "to beat"; secondary sense of "to fell, slaughter" is in abatis and abattoir | |||||||||
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