abattre

French

verb
Definitions
  • to butcher; to slaughter for meat
  • to shoot dead
  • to cut down a tree
  • to destroy or demolish a wall
  • (reflexive) to fall down, especially of tall things, such as trees
  • (pronominal) to descend upon with violence or furor
  • (pronominal) to strike

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French abattre inherited from Old French abatre (beat down) inherited from Latin *abbatere, battuō (beat, strike, fight, hit, pound, I beat, I fight).

Origin

Latin

battuō

Gloss

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

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