abaten

Middle English

/aˈbaːtən/

verb

Definitions

to beat down, bring down, calm down

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French abatre (beat down).

Origin

Old French

abatre

Gloss

beat down

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

abatable English
abate English
abatee English
abatement English
abater English
abatest English
abateth English
abator English
*abbatere Latin
abbatto Latin
abateure Old French
abatre Old French
abattre Norman
abatement Middle French
abattre Middle French
abbatre Middle French
aibaitre Bourguignon