How to Pronounce "Abated"

adjective
lessened or diminished; reduced:
Heavily censored and suffering from labor shortages, Japanese filmmaking continued at an abated pace until after World War II.

subjected to a reduction, as of taxes or other charges or costs:
Numerous downtown properties have paid no taxes for 18 years; as these abated properties come back onto the tax rolls, what happens?

Law.

(of a nuisance) suppressed or brought to an end:
The property owner shall take all reasonable steps to prevent a recurrence of the abated nuisance.

(of an action or suit) suspended:
An abated action does not survive unless there is a successor for the defendant.

verb
the simple past tense and past participle of abate.