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Abate

Verb

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1.VerbTo lessen (something) in force or intensity; to moderate. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
"to abate a writ; She was ordered by the court to abate the nuisance.; to order restrictions to abate an emergency; We will abate this price from the total."
2.VerbTo lessen (something) in force or intensity; to moderate. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
3.VerbTo reduce (something) in amount or size.
4.VerbTo cut away or hammer down (material from metalwork, a sculpture, etc.) in such a way as to leave a figure in relief.
5.VerbTo lower (something) in price or value.
6.VerbTo demolish or level to the ground (a building or other structure).
7.VerbTo demolish or level to the ground (a building or other structure).
8.VerbTo give no consideration to (something); to treat as an exception.
9.VerbTo dull (an edge, point, etc.); to blunt.
10.VerbTo make (a writ or other legal document) void; to nullify.
"to abate a writ; She was ordered by the court to abate the nuisance."
11.VerbTo make (a writ or other legal document) void; to nullify.
"to abate a writ"
12.VerbTo put an end to (a nuisance).
"She was ordered by the court to abate the nuisance."
13.VerbTo dismiss or otherwise bring to an end (legal proceedings) before they are completed, especially on procedural grounds rather than on the merits.
14.VerbTo curtail or end (something); to cause to cease.
"to order restrictions to abate an emergency; We will abate this price from the total."
15.VerbTo curtail or end (something); to cause to cease.
"to order restrictions to abate an emergency"
16.VerbTo give (someone) a discount or rebate; also, to relieve (someone) of a debt.
17.VerbTo bring down (someone) mentally or physically; to lower (someone) in status.
18.VerbChiefly followed by from, of, etc.: to omit or remove (a part from a whole); to deduct, to subtract.
"We will abate this price from the total."
19.VerbChiefly followed by of: to deprive (someone or something of another thing).
20.VerbTo decrease in force or intensity; to subside.
"Bequests and legacies are liable to be abated entirely or in proportion, upon a deficiency of assets.; The writ has abated."
21.VerbTo decrease in force or intensity; to subside.
22.VerbTo decrease in amount or size.
23.VerbTo lower in price or value; specifically, of a bequest in a will: to lower in value because the testator's estate is insufficient to satisfy all the bequests in full.
"Bequests and legacies are liable to be abated entirely or in proportion, upon a deficiency of assets."
24.VerbOf an edge, point, etc.: to become blunt or dull.
25.VerbOf a writ or other legal document: to become null and void; to cease to have effect.
"The writ has abated."
26.VerbOf a writ or other legal document: to become null and void; to cease to have effect.
"The writ has abated."
27.VerbOf legal proceedings: to be dismissed or otherwise brought to an end before they are completed, especially on procedural grounds rather than on the merits.
28.VerbTo give a discount or rebate; to discount, to rebate. To bow down; hence, to be abased or humbled. Chiefly followed by of: to deduct or subtract from.
29.VerbTo give a discount or rebate; to discount, to rebate.
30.VerbTo bow down; hence, to be abased or humbled.
31.VerbChiefly followed by of: to deduct or subtract from.
32.NounAbatement; reduction; an instance of this.
33.NounDeduction; subtraction; an instance of this.
34.VerbTo enter upon and unlawfully seize (land) after the owner has died, thus preventing an heir from taking possession of it.
35.NounAn Italian abbot or other member of the clergy.
36.AdjectiveIn the habit of.
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