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abate1 /ə-bātˈ/ intransitive verb- To grow less
- To subside
- To be abated (law)
transitive verb- To put an end to (law)
- To nullify, to bring down (law)
- To lessen or reduce
- To deduct (with of)
- To mitigate
- To blunt
- To curtail (Shakespeare)
- To except (Shakespeare)
- To demolish (obsolete)
ORIGIN: OFr abatre to beat down, from L ab from, and LL batere, for L batuere to beat abātˈable adjective abātˈed adjective - Blunted
- Diminished
- Lowered
- Subdued
- Beaten down or cut away, as the background of sculptures, etc carved in relief
abateˈment noun - The act or process of abating
- The sum or quantity abated
- The state of being abated
- The interruption of an action on the defender's plea that it should not continue at the present time or in the present form (law)
- The reduction of a legacy (law)
- A supposed mark of dishonour on a coat of arms (heraldry) appar never actually used
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