abated

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. simple past and past participle of abate
adj
  1. Lowered, beaten down, or cut away, as the background of an ornamental pattern in relief. Used specifically of stone-cutting; also of metal when the pattern or inscription is to show bright on dark, and the ground is therefore worked out with the graving-tool and left rough or hatched in lines.
  2. humbled.

Pronunciation

/əˈbeɪtɪd/ en-ca-abated.ogg

Word forms

abated

Derived words

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