abatingn.

Brit.

/əˈbeɪtɪŋ/, U.S.

/əˈbeɪdɪŋ/

Forms: see abate v.¹ and -ing suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: abate v.¹, -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < abate v.¹ + -ing suffix¹.

a. The action or process of reducing, or lessening; reduction, diminution, decrease; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > [noun]

waningc900

littlingOE

lessingc1350

abating1370

diminutionc1374

minishinga1382

decrease1383

remissiona1398

shrinkinga1398

decreasing1398

adminishing?c1400

abbreviation?a1425

lessening?a1425

minoration?a1425

disincrease1430

abatement1433

restrictiona1450

batea1475

diminuation1477

limitation1483

abate1486

minute1495

minishment1533

mitigation1533

diminishinga1535

extenuation1542

slacking1542

reduce1549

diminishment1551

perditionc1555

debatementa1563

rebatement1573

obstriction1578

imminution1583

contracting1585

contraction1589

rabate1589

rebating1598

retrenchmentc1600

decession1606

ravalling1609

reducement1619

decrement1621

bating1629

shrivellinga1631

decretion1635

dejection1652

abater1653

rolling back1658

limiting1677

batement1679

reduction1695

depression1793

downdraw1813

descent1832

decess1854

lowering1868

shrinkage1873

dégringolade1883

minification1894

degrowth1920

downrating1950

1370 in J. Raine Fabric Rolls York Minster (1859) 182 (MED) Yf any mane dwell..fra ye werk..he sall be chastyde with abatyng of his payment, atte ye..devys of ye maistyr masonn.

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 308^v By abatyng of whitenesse and..encresyng of blaknes.

c1443 R. Pecock Reule of Crysten Religioun (1927) 407 (MED) Geting of loue and abatyng of loue.

a1475 J. Fortescue Governance of Eng. (Laud) (1885) 154 (MED) With owt grete abatynge off þe kynges revenues.

1598 I. D. tr. L. Le Roy Aristotles Politiques iii. ix. 164 This kinde of banishment..was inuented onely for an abating and weakening of too great authority, and power too excessiue.

1659 J. Gauden Ἱερα Δακρυα i. xiv. 132 There must necessarily follow great abatings, not onely of Christian charity, but even of morality.

1664 J. Playford Brief Introd. Skill Musick (ed. 4) i. 58 Those excellent Graces and Ornaments..which we call Trills, Grapps, Exclamations of Increasing and Abating of the Voice.

1753 J. Warton in C. Pitt tr. Virgil Æneid v, in J. Warton et al. tr. Virgil Wks. III. 148 (note) Virgil has found out most elegant terms to describe..the increase and abating of this fire.

1791 B. West in European Mag. (1794) Sept. 165/1 (title of painting) The abating of the waters after the Deluge.

1843 Ld. Cockburn Jrnl. 10 Sept. in Circuit Journeys (1889) 195 Occasional abatings of the warm haze..disclosed enough of the distance.

1861 R. C. Trench Comm. Epist. 7 Churches Asia 77 The abating of any other love but that to God and Christ.

1957 A. C. Clarke Deep Range vii. 70 Like an injured animal, he could think of nothing but the abating of his pain.

1996 Financial Times 11 Jan. 6/4 We are not seeing any abating in our export business—1995 was 100 per cent up on 1994.

†b. The action of deducting or subtracting; an instance of this. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > deduction > [noun]

defalking1475

deduction1496

defeasance1516

detraction1528

subtraction1534

subduction1555

abating1557

ademption1590

subtracting1611

defalcation1624

retractiona1636

abate1646

deducing1651

dockage1886

1557 R. Record Whetstone of Witte sig. Siii^v Subtraction doeth depend onely of the signe of abatemente, which is this —, and signifieth lesse, or abatyng.

1590 E. Jeninges Briefe Discouery Damages 22 By the yearely abating of three hundred thousand poundes-worth of victualles there must of necessitie growe a great want of sufficient sustenance.

1661 T. Salusbury tr. B. Castellus Mensuration Running Waters ii. 57 in Math. Coll. & Transl. I We proceeding ordinately in the diversions and additions, with additions and diversions so unequal, the abatings do notwithstanding alwaies prove equal, and so do the risings.

1878 Bibliotheca Sacra Apr. 235 It is so constructed, so framed together, that the abating of one tittle from its rounded fullness would be to remove the keystone.

2. The action of terminating or putting an end to. In later use chiefly Law. Now rare.See abate v.¹ 2, abatement n.² 2.

ΚΠ

a1475 J. Fortescue Governance of Eng. (Laud) (1885) 119 (MED) What dishonour is this, and abatynge of the glorie of a kynge.

1564 Act 5 Eliz. xxix. f. 74 The abatyng of all hostilitie and persecution within the Realme of Fraunce.

1683 R. Dixon Canidia iii. xvi. 137 The Heir shall meddle with the Land, But of Goods he has no Command... The Abating of a Writ, Is the Abating of Wit.

1799 G. Wilson Rep. Cases King's Courts (ed. 3) II. 59 This is every day's practice in justifications for abating of nusances.

1856 H. Broom Comm. Common Law (new ed.) v. 199 In regard to the abating of a public nuisance, it is laid down, that [etc.].

1910 Chem. Engin. 8 270 In urging the abating of a nuisance..we should not fail to point out that it can usually be accomplished only with added expense.

1960 Times 28 July 14/3 With the abating of the suit, the order for costs abated with it.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

abatingadj.

Brit.

/əˈbeɪtɪŋ/, U.S.

/əˈbeɪdɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: abate v.¹, -ing suffix².

Etymology: < abate v.¹ + -ing suffix². Compare earlier abating prep.

That abates (in various senses of abate v.¹); esp. that decreases or subsides.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > [adjective] > becoming less violent, vigorous, or severe

softening1685

remissive1686

abating1727

subsiding1779

slacking1859

slowing1877

surceasing1881

slackening1886

1662 G. Lawson Expos. Epist. Hebrewes ix. 183 The abating Particle [sc. the word almost in the passage under discussion]..signifies, that many and the greatest part of them by far were sprinkled with Blood.

1727 D. Defoe Ess. Hist. Apparitions xi. 218 Sand and Stones driven down the Stream of a River, which lodge here or there, as..the abating Force of the Water...checks them.

1756 C. Smart tr. Horace Epistles i. xx, in tr. Horace Wks. II. 327 When the abating warmth of the sun shall attract more ears.

1801 R. Southey Thalaba I. ii. 86 To deluge o'er with no abating flood The consummated World.

1875 W. W. Story Stephania v. iii. 108 The abating pain proves you are near your end; There is no human power can help you now.

1914 E. C. Ebersole Encycl. Iowa Law vii. liii. 657 §1217 While the law permits..the abatement of nuisances in that way..the abating party should go no farther than is absolutely necessary.

2009 Florida Times-Union (Nexis) 22 Nov. d1 Smaller companies remain hopeful that an abating recession will yield growth for them as well.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

† abatingprep.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: English abating , abate v.¹

Etymology: < abating, present participle of abate v.¹ (see abate v.¹ 11).

Obsolete.

If one excepts; with the exception of; except for. Cf. abate v.¹ 11.

ΚΠ

1631 E. Reynolds Three Treat. 337 Abating onely the first promise..I say excepting onely that, I conceive all other promises to beare in them the nature of a reward.

1701 W. Paterson Proposals Council of Trade 179 Abating accidents which happen but seldom.

1750 C. Smith Antient & Present State Cork II. i. 91 Much of the same shape, abating for its muzzle, its tail, and its great flat horns.

1772 S. Johnson in J. Boswell Life Johnson (1816) II. 149 Abating his brutality, he was a very good master.

1824 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 16 273 Abating a little spooniness about respect due to the audience,..it appears to us to be a most sensible piece of criticism.

1865 G. A. Sala My Diary in Amer. I. 307 Abating the gold and silver plate..it threw the famous suppers given..when Louis Napoleon was Prince President, into the shade.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

n.1370

adj.1662

prep.1631

单词	abating
释义	abatingn. Brit. /əˈbeɪtɪŋ/, U.S. /əˈbeɪdɪŋ/ Forms: see abate v.¹ and -ing suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: abate v.¹, -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < abate v.¹ + -ing suffix¹. 1. a. The action or process of reducing, or lessening; reduction, diminution, decrease; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] waningc900 littlingOE lessingc1350 abating1370 diminutionc1374 minishinga1382 decrease1383 remissiona1398 shrinkinga1398 decreasing1398 adminishing?c1400 abbreviation?a1425 lessening?a1425 minoration?a1425 disincrease1430 abatement1433 restrictiona1450 batea1475 diminuation1477 limitation1483 abate1486 minute1495 minishment1533 mitigation1533 diminishinga1535 extenuation1542 slacking1542 reduce1549 diminishment1551 perditionc1555 debatementa1563 rebatement1573 obstriction1578 imminution1583 contracting1585 contraction1589 rabate1589 rebating1598 retrenchmentc1600 decession1606 ravalling1609 reducement1619 decrement1621 bating1629 shrivellinga1631 decretion1635 dejection1652 abater1653 rolling back1658 limiting1677 batement1679 reduction1695 depression1793 downdraw1813 descent1832 decess1854 lowering1868 shrinkage1873 dégringolade1883 minification1894 degrowth1920 downrating1950 1370 in J. Raine Fabric Rolls York Minster (1859) 182 (MED) Yf any mane dwell..fra ye werk..he sall be chastyde with abatyng of his payment, atte ye..devys of ye maistyr masonn. a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 308^v By abatyng of whitenesse and..encresyng of blaknes. c1443 R. Pecock Reule of Crysten Religioun (1927) 407 (MED) Geting of loue and abatyng of loue. a1475 J. Fortescue Governance of Eng. (Laud) (1885) 154 (MED) With owt grete abatynge off þe kynges revenues. 1598 I. D. tr. L. Le Roy Aristotles Politiques iii. ix. 164 This kinde of banishment..was inuented onely for an abating and weakening of too great authority, and power too excessiue. 1659 J. Gauden Ἱερα Δακρυα i. xiv. 132 There must necessarily follow great abatings, not onely of Christian charity, but even of morality. 1664 J. Playford Brief Introd. Skill Musick (ed. 4) i. 58 Those excellent Graces and Ornaments..which we call Trills, Grapps, Exclamations of Increasing and Abating of the Voice. 1753 J. Warton in C. Pitt tr. Virgil Æneid v, in J. Warton et al. tr. Virgil Wks. III. 148 (note) Virgil has found out most elegant terms to describe..the increase and abating of this fire. 1791 B. West in European Mag. (1794) Sept. 165/1 (title of painting) The abating of the waters after the Deluge. 1843 Ld. Cockburn Jrnl. 10 Sept. in Circuit Journeys (1889) 195 Occasional abatings of the warm haze..disclosed enough of the distance. 1861 R. C. Trench Comm. Epist. 7 Churches Asia 77 The abating of any other love but that to God and Christ. 1957 A. C. Clarke Deep Range vii. 70 Like an injured animal, he could think of nothing but the abating of his pain. 1996 Financial Times 11 Jan. 6/4 We are not seeing any abating in our export business—1995 was 100 per cent up on 1994. †b. The action of deducting or subtracting; an instance of this. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > deduction > [noun] defalking1475 deduction1496 defeasance1516 detraction1528 subtraction1534 subduction1555 abating1557 ademption1590 subtracting1611 defalcation1624 retractiona1636 abate1646 deducing1651 dockage1886 1557 R. Record Whetstone of Witte sig. Siii^v Subtraction doeth depend onely of the signe of abatemente, which is this —, and signifieth lesse, or abatyng. 1590 E. Jeninges Briefe Discouery Damages 22 By the yearely abating of three hundred thousand poundes-worth of victualles there must of necessitie growe a great want of sufficient sustenance. 1661 T. Salusbury tr. B. Castellus Mensuration Running Waters ii. 57 in Math. Coll. & Transl. I We proceeding ordinately in the diversions and additions, with additions and diversions so unequal, the abatings do notwithstanding alwaies prove equal, and so do the risings. 1878 Bibliotheca Sacra Apr. 235 It is so constructed, so framed together, that the abating of one tittle from its rounded fullness would be to remove the keystone. 2. The action of terminating or putting an end to. In later use chiefly Law. Now rare.See abate v.¹ 2, abatement n.² 2. ΚΠ a1475 J. Fortescue Governance of Eng. (Laud) (1885) 119 (MED) What dishonour is this, and abatynge of the glorie of a kynge. 1564 Act 5 Eliz. xxix. f. 74 The abatyng of all hostilitie and persecution within the Realme of Fraunce. 1683 R. Dixon Canidia iii. xvi. 137 The Heir shall meddle with the Land, But of Goods he has no Command... The Abating of a Writ, Is the Abating of Wit. 1799 G. Wilson Rep. Cases King's Courts (ed. 3) II. 59 This is every day's practice in justifications for abating of nusances. 1856 H. Broom Comm. Common Law (new ed.) v. 199 In regard to the abating of a public nuisance, it is laid down, that [etc.]. 1910 Chem. Engin. 8 270 In urging the abating of a nuisance..we should not fail to point out that it can usually be accomplished only with added expense. 1960 Times 28 July 14/3 With the abating of the suit, the order for costs abated with it. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). abatingadj. Brit. /əˈbeɪtɪŋ/, U.S. /əˈbeɪdɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: abate v.¹, -ing suffix². Etymology: < abate v.¹ + -ing suffix². Compare earlier abating prep. That abates (in various senses of abate v.¹); esp. that decreases or subsides. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > [adjective] > becoming less violent, vigorous, or severe softening1685 remissive1686 abating1727 subsiding1779 slacking1859 slowing1877 surceasing1881 slackening1886 1662 G. Lawson Expos. Epist. Hebrewes ix. 183 The abating Particle [sc. the word almost in the passage under discussion]..signifies, that many and the greatest part of them by far were sprinkled with Blood. 1727 D. Defoe Ess. Hist. Apparitions xi. 218 Sand and Stones driven down the Stream of a River, which lodge here or there, as..the abating Force of the Water...checks them. 1756 C. Smart tr. Horace Epistles i. xx, in tr. Horace Wks. II. 327 When the abating warmth of the sun shall attract more ears. 1801 R. Southey Thalaba I. ii. 86 To deluge o'er with no abating flood The consummated World. 1875 W. W. Story Stephania v. iii. 108 The abating pain proves you are near your end; There is no human power can help you now. 1914 E. C. Ebersole Encycl. Iowa Law vii. liii. 657 §1217 While the law permits..the abatement of nuisances in that way..the abating party should go no farther than is absolutely necessary. 2009 Florida Times-Union (Nexis) 22 Nov. d1 Smaller companies remain hopeful that an abating recession will yield growth for them as well. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). † abatingprep. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: English abating , abate v.¹ Etymology: < abating, present participle of abate v.¹ (see abate v.¹ 11). Obsolete. If one excepts; with the exception of; except for. Cf. abate v.¹ 11. ΚΠ 1631 E. Reynolds Three Treat. 337 Abating onely the first promise..I say excepting onely that, I conceive all other promises to beare in them the nature of a reward. 1701 W. Paterson Proposals Council of Trade 179 Abating accidents which happen but seldom. 1750 C. Smith Antient & Present State Cork II. i. 91 Much of the same shape, abating for its muzzle, its tail, and its great flat horns. 1772 S. Johnson in J. Boswell Life Johnson (1816) II. 149 Abating his brutality, he was a very good master. 1824 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 16 273 Abating a little spooniness about respect due to the audience,..it appears to us to be a most sensible piece of criticism. 1865 G. A. Sala My Diary in Amer. I. 307 Abating the gold and silver plate..it threw the famous suppers given..when Louis Napoleon was Prince President, into the shade. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1370adj.1662prep.1631
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