Abated

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:9 ptsWWF:10 pts6 letters

Definition of Abated

verb

(obsolete outside law) To put an end to; to cause to cease.
"to abate a nuisance"
To become null and void.
"The writ has abated."
To nullify; make void.
"to abate a writ"
To humble; to lower in status; to bring someone down physically or mentally.
To be humbled; to be brought down physically or mentally.

verb

To enter a tenement without permission after the owner has died and before the heir takes possession.

adjective

(decorative arts) 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.

Anagrams of Abated

Words You Can Make

29 words can be made from the letters in "abated":

5-LETTER WORDS

abate baaed bated

4-LETTER WORDS

abed abet bade bate bead beat beta data date debt

3-LETTER WORDS

aba ate baa bad bat bed bet dab deb eat eta tab tad tae tea+1 more

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "abated" and rearranging:

+lablated datable

Related Word Patterns

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Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

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ANTONYMS

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Rhyming Words

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