abate
1 verb of weather, violence INTRANSITIVEciúnaigh verb maolaigh verb síothlaigh verb the wind abated thit an ghaoth, lagaigh an ghaothwe waited for the storm to abate d'fhanamar go dtí gur mhaolaigh an stoirmthe fighting abated laghdaigh an trodaíocht 2 verb of anger, anxiety etc INTRANSITIVEciúnaigh verb laghdaigh verb maolaigh verb my fear abated laghdaigh m'eagla, d'imigh cuid den eagla díomTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 verb fall in amount/level INTRANSITIVElaghdaigh verb maolaigh verb maolaigh ar PhrV tit verb this trend shows no sign of abating níl aon chosúlacht ann go bhfuil aon mhaolú ar an treocht seoinflation is starting to abate tá an boilsciú ag tosú ag laghdú, tá an boilsciú tosaithe ag titim 4 verb reduce harmful effects of (sth) TRANSITIVEceansaigh verb laghdaigh verb we need to abate harmful emissions ní mór dúinn astúcháin dhíobhálacha a laghdú 5 verb LAW end, stop
TRANSITIVEhe abated a portion of the rent for us mhaith sé cuid den chíos dúinn, chuir sé cuid den chíos ar ceal dúinnto abate a public nuisance deireadh a chur le núis phoiblí
INTRANSITIVEthe petition shall abate rachaidh an achainí ar ceal