abatir

Spanish

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) to bring down, to shoot down
  • (transitive) to swoop down
  • (transitive) to demolish, to knock down, to defeat
  • (transitive) to depress to make depressed or discourage
  • (obsolete) to humble

Etymology

Affix from Spanish, Castilian batir inherited from Latin *abbatere, battuō (beat, strike, fight, hit, pound, I beat, I fight).

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Latin

battuō

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beat, strike, fight, hit, pound, I beat, I fight

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