The difference between Abate and Fail

When used as nouns, abate means abatement, whereas fail means poor quality.

When used as verbs, abate means to put an end to, whereas fail means to be unsuccessful.

Fail is also adjective with the meaning: that is a failure.

check bellow for the other definitions of Abate and Fail

  1. Abate as a verb (transitive, obsolete, outside, law):

    To put an end to; to cause to cease.

    Examples:

    "to abate a nuisance"

  2. Abate as a verb (intransitive):

    To become null and void.

    Examples:

    "The writ has abated."

  3. Abate as a verb (transitive, legal):

    To nullify; make void.

    Examples:

    "to abate a writ"

  4. Abate as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To humble; to lower in status; to bring someone down physically or mentally.

  5. Abate as a verb (intransitive, obsolete):

    To be humbled; to be brought down physically or mentally.

  6. Abate as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To curtail; to deprive.

    Examples:

    "Order restrictions and prohibitions to abate an emergency situation."

  7. Abate as a verb (transitive):

    To reduce in amount, size, or value.

    Examples:

    "Legacies are liable to be abated entirely or in proportion, upon a deficiency of assets."

  8. Abate as a verb (intransitive):

    To decrease in size, value, or amount.

  9. Abate as a verb (transitive):

    To moderate; to lessen in force, intensity, to subside.

  10. Abate as a verb (intransitive):

    To decrease in intensity or force; to subside.

  11. Abate as a verb (transitive):

    To deduct or omit.

    Examples:

    "We will abate this price from the total."

  12. Abate as a verb (transitive):

    To bar or except.

  13. Abate as a verb (transitive):

    To cut away or hammer down, in such a way as to leave a figure in relief, as a sculpture, or in metalwork.

  14. Abate as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To dull the edge or point of; to blunt.

  15. Abate as a verb (transitive, archaic):

    To destroy, or level to the ground.

  1. Abate as a noun:

    abatement.

  1. Abate as a verb (intransitive, law):

    to enter a tenement without permission after the owner has died and before the heir takes possession.

  1. Abate as a noun:

    an Italian abbot, or other member of the clergy.

  1. Fail as a verb (intransitive):

    To be unsuccessful.

    Examples:

    "Throughout my life, I have always failed."

  2. Fail as a verb (transitive):

    Not to achieve a particular stated goal. (Usage note: The direct object of this word is usually an infinitive.)

    Examples:

    "The truck failed to start."

  3. Fail as a verb (transitive):

    To neglect.

    Examples:

    "The report fails to take into account all the mitigating factors."

  4. Fail as a verb (intransitive, of a machine, etc.):

    To cease to operate correctly.

    Examples:

    "After running five minutes, the engine failed."

  5. Fail as a verb (transitive):

    To be wanting to, to be insufficient for, to disappoint, to desert.

  6. Fail as a verb (ambitransitive):

    To receive one or more non-passing grades in academic pursuits.

    Examples:

    "I failed English last year."

    "I failed in English last year."

  7. Fail as a verb (transitive):

    To give a student a non-passing grade in an academic endeavour.

    Examples:

    "The professor failed me because I did not complete any of the course assignments."

  8. Fail as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To miss attaining; to lose.

  9. Fail as a verb:

    To be wanting; to fall short; to be or become deficient in any measure or degree up to total absence.

    Examples:

    "The crops failed last year."

  10. Fail as a verb (archaic):

    To be affected with want; to come short; to lack; to be deficient or unprovided; used with of.

  11. Fail as a verb (archaic):

    To fall away; to become diminished; to decline; to decay; to sink.

  12. Fail as a verb (archaic):

    To deteriorate in respect to vigour, activity, resources, etc.; to become weaker.

    Examples:

    "A sick man fails."

  13. Fail as a verb (obsolete):

    To perish; to die; used of a person.

  14. Fail as a verb (obsolete):

    To err in judgment; to be mistaken.

  15. Fail as a verb:

    To become unable to meet one's engagements; especially, to be unable to pay one's debts or discharge one's business obligation; to become bankrupt or insolvent.

  1. Fail as a noun (uncountable, slang):

    Poor quality; substandard workmanship.

    Examples:

    "The project was full of fail."

  2. Fail as a noun (slang):

    A failure

  3. Fail as a noun (slang, US):

    A failure

  4. Fail as a noun:

    A failure, especially of a financial transaction .

  5. Fail as a noun:

    A failing grade in an academic examination.

  1. Fail as an adjective (slang, US):

    That is a failure.

  1. Fail as a noun:

    A piece of turf cut from grassland.

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