abate

Moldavian

verb
Definitions
  • to stray often figuratively in a moral sense, derogate, deviate, divert from, digress
  • to change paths, swerve from, wander from
  • (reflexive) to stop going a certain way
  • to dissuade
  • to knock down

Etymology

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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