Polyglot Dictionary

abatir

/aβaˈtiɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
abato
preterite (yo)
abatí
past participle
abatido

Meaning

  1. to knock down

    • El viento abatió el árbol.

      The wind knocked the tree down.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Punctual Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

tumbar

abatir can be literal, like shooting down a plane, or figurative, like disheartening someone; tumbar is more physical and literal — to knock someone or something over.

derribar

derribar means to knock down or demolish something large and literal, like a building or wall; abatir has a broader figurative sense too, like disheartening someone.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

derrubar

derrubar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to knock down."

Practice

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