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Difference Between Abate and Pacify

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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

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