abate.
to stray (often figuratively in a moral sense), derogate, deviate, divert from, digress
Meaning & usage
to stray (often figuratively in a moral sense), derogate, deviate, divert from, digress
to change paths, swerve from, wander from
to stop (going a certain way)
to dissuade
to knock down
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Late Latin abbattere, from Latin battere.
abbot
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Italian abate, from Latin abbās, abbātis, from Ancient Greek ἀββᾶς (abbâs), from Aramaic אבא (’abbā, “father”).
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