Etymology

Inherited from Late LatinCategory:Italian terms inherited from Late Latin#ABBATTERECategory:Italian terms derived from Late Latin#ABBATTERE abbattere, from LatinCategory:Italian terms inherited from Latin#ABBATTERECategory:Italian terms derived from Latin#ABBATTERE battere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abˈbat.te.re/Category:Italian 4-syllable words#ABBATTERECategory:Italian terms with IPA pronunciation#ABBATTERE
• Rhymes: -attereCategory:Rhymes:Italian/attere#ABBATTERECategory:Rhymes:Italian/attere/4 syllables#ABBATTERE
• Hyphenation: ab‧bàt‧te‧re

Verb

abbàttere (first-person singular present abbàttoCategory:Italian links with redundant wikilinks#ABBATTERE, first-person singular past historic abbattéiCategory:Italian links with redundant wikilinks#ABBATTERE, past participle abbattùtoCategory:Italian links with redundant wikilinks#ABBATTERE, auxiliary avéreCategory:Italian links with redundant wikilinks#ABBATTERE)Category:Italian lemmas#ABBATTERECategory:Italian verbs#ABBATTERECategory:Italian verbs with root-stressed infinitive#ABBATTERECategory:Italian verbs ending in -ere#ABBATTERECategory:Italian verbs taking avere as auxiliary#ABBATTERECategory:Italian entries with incorrect language header#ABBATTERECategory:Pages with entries#ABBATTERECategory:Pages with 1 entry#ABBATTERE (transitiveCategory:Italian transitive verbs#ABBATTERE)

1. to throw down; to knock down; to bring down; to fell

   Synonyms: buttare giù, atterrare, tagliare

   abbattere l'albero ― to fell the treeCategory:Italian terms with usage examples#ABBATTERE

   abbattere l'aereo ― to shoot down the airplaneCategory:Italian terms with usage examples#ABBATTERE

2. to demolish; to destroy

   Synonyms: atterrare, demolire, distruggere, smantellare, diroccare, scalzare, devastare

   abbattere l'edificio trabbalante ― to demolish the rickety buildingCategory:Italian terms with usage examples#ABBATTERE

3. to topple; to overthrow

   Synonyms: rovesciare, destabilizzare

   abbattere il regime tirannico ― to overthrow the tyrannical regimeCategory:Italian terms with usage examples#ABBATTERE

4. to reduce dramatically; to cut; to slash

   abbattere i costi ― to cut pricesCategory:Italian terms with usage examples#ABBATTERE

5. to dismay; to demoralize; to discourage

   Synonyms: annientare, deprimere; see also Thesaurus:abbattere

   abbattere lo spirito

   to bring down one's spirits

   Category:Italian terms with usage examples#ABBATTERE

6. to kill; to put down

   Synonyms: uccidere, ammazzare, fare fuori, macellare

   abbattere il maiale ― to kill the pigCategory:Italian terms with usage examples#ABBATTERE

7. to destroy (an argument, etc.); to refute; to rebut

   Synonyms: demolire, confutare

8. (archaicCategory:Italian terms with archaic senses#ABBATTERE) to leave ajar

   Synonym: socchiudere

9. (archaicCategory:Italian terms with archaic senses#ABBATTERE) to lower

   Synonym: abbassare

10. (archaicCategory:Italian terms with archaic senses#ABBATTERE) to abolish

    Synonym: abolire

11. (neologismCategory:Italian neologisms#ABBATTERE) to blast chill (to quickly cool down)

Further reading

• abbattere in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• abbattere in Treccani.it – Neologismi, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana