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unabated en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ʌn.əˈbeɪ.tɪd/
• /ʌnəˈbɛjtɪd/ (British, Southern, Standard)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English abated English unabated From un- + abated.

Meanings

1. Continuing at full strength or intensity.
   • More than 100 countries already support a phase-out of “unabated” fossil fuels – those where the resultant emissions are not captured – and whether the final Cop28 agreement calls for this or uses weaker language such as “phase-down” is one of the most fiercely fought issues at the summit. 2023 December 4, Damian Carrington, “Cop28 president forced into defence of fossil fuel phase-out claims”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
   • In this period, road building continued unabated, but change was in the wind as the UK government recognised it had to make more use of the rail network and increase investment on a scale that it could not afford, and which would require private sector participation. 2023 March 22, 'Industry Insider', “Restoring Your Railway”, in RAIL, number 979, page 68:

Forms

Deriveds

unabatedly · unabatedness

Translations (9)

de unvermindert (continuing at full strength) · fi heikentymätön (continuing at full strength) · fi hellittämätön (continuing at full strength) · pl niesłabnący (continuing at full strength) · nl onverminderd (continuing at full strength) · bg неотслабващ (continuing at full strength) · fi laantumaton (continuing at full strength) · de ungebrochen (continuing at full strength) · el ακαταλάγιαστος (continuing at full strength)