Abate vs. Pacify — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Abate and Pacify
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Definitions
Abate
To reduce in amount, degree, or intensity; lessen
A program to abate air pollution.
Pacify
Quell the anger, agitation, or excitement of
He had to pacify angry spectators
Abate
To put an end to
The court ordered that the nuisance of the wrecked vehicle in the front yard be abated.
Pacify
To ease the anger or agitation of (a person or the mind, for example).
Abate
To make void
The judge abated the lawsuit.
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Pacify
To calm or soothe (a feeling, such as anger).
Abate
To reduce for some period of time
The town abated the taxes on buildings of historical importance for three years.
Pacify
To end war, fighting, or violence in (a region or country), especially by military force.
Abate
To fall off in degree or intensity; subside
Waiting for the rain to abate.
Pacify
To subdue or quell (an insurrection or conflict, for example).
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Abate
To become void.
Pacify
To cause (a group) to end a rebellion or other violent action.
Abate
To become reduced for a period of time.
Pacify
(transitive) To bring peace to (a place or situation), by ending war, fighting, violence, anger or agitation.
Abate
(transitive)
Pacify
(transitive) To appease (someone).
Abate
To lessen (something) in force or intensity; to moderate.
Pacify
To make to be at peace; to appease; to calm; to still; to quiet; to allay the agitation, excitement, or resentment of; to tranquillize; as, to pacify a man when angry; to pacify pride, appetite, or importunity.
To pacify and settle those countries.
Abate
To reduce (something) in amount or size.
Pacify
Cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of;
She managed to mollify the angry customer
Abate
To lower (something) in price or value.
Pacify
Fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location);
The U.N. troops are working to pacify Bosnia
Abate
(archaic)
Abate
(law)
Abate
(obsolete)
Abate
(intransitive)
Abate
To decrease in force or intensity; to subside.
Abate
To decrease in amount or size.
Abate
To lower in price or value; (law) specifically, of a bequest in a will: to lower in value because the testator's estate is insufficient to satisfy all the bequests in full.
Bequests and legacies are liable to be abated entirely or in proportion, upon a deficiency of assets.
Abate
Of an edge, point, etc.: to become blunt or dull.
Abate
(law)
Abate
(obsolete)
Abate
To enter upon and unlawfully seize (land) after the owner has died, thus preventing an heir from taking possession of it.
Abate
(uncountable) Abatement; reduction; (countable) an instance of this.
Abate
(uncountable) Deduction; subtraction; (countable) an instance of this.
Abate
An Italian abbot or other member of the clergy.
Abate
To beat down; to overthrow.
The King of Scots . . . sore abated the walls.
Abate
To bring down or reduce from a higher to a lower state, number, or degree; to lessen; to diminish; to contract; to moderate; to cut short; as, to abate a demand; to abate pride, zeal, hope.
His eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated.
Abate
To deduct; to omit; as, to abate something from a price.
Nine thousand parishes, abating the odd hundreds.
Abate
To blunt.
To abate the edge of envy.
Abate
To reduce in estimation; to deprive.
She hath abated me of half my train.
Abate
To bring entirely down or put an end to; to do away with; as, to abate a nuisance, to abate a writ.
Abate
To decrease, or become less in strength or violence; as, pain abates, a storm abates.
The fury of Glengarry . . . rapidly abated.
Abate
To be defeated, or come to naught; to fall through; to fail; as, a writ abates.
Abate
Abatement.
Abate
Make less active or intense
Abate
Become less in amount or intensity;
The storm abated
The rain let up after a few hours
