Definitions from Wiktionary (Abate)
▸ verb: (transitive)
▸ verb: To lessen (something) in force or intensity; to moderate.
▸ verb: To reduce (something) in amount or size.
▸ verb: To cut away or hammer down (material from metalwork, a sculpture, etc.) in such a way as to leave a figure in relief.
▸ verb: To lower (something) in price or value.
▸ verb: (archaic)
▸ verb: To demolish or level to the ground (a building or other structure).
▸ verb: To give no consideration to (something); to treat as an exception.
▸ verb: (chiefly figuratively) To dull (an edge, point, etc.); to blunt.
▸ verb: (law)
▸ verb: To make (a writ or other legal document) void; to nullify.
▸ verb: To put an end to (a nuisance).
▸ verb: (chiefly US) To dismiss or otherwise bring to an end (legal proceedings) before they are completed, especially on procedural grounds rather than on the merits.
▸ verb: (obsolete)
▸ verb: To curtail or end (something); to cause to cease.
▸ verb: To give (someone) a discount or rebate; also, to relieve (someone) of a debt.
▸ verb: To bring down (someone) mentally or physically; to lower (someone) in status.
▸ verb: Chiefly followed by from, of, etc.: to omit or remove (a part from a whole); to deduct, to subtract.
▸ verb: Chiefly followed by of: to deprive (someone or something of another thing).
▸ verb: (intransitive)
▸ verb: To decrease in force or intensity; to subside.
▸ verb: To decrease in amount or size.
▸ verb: To lower in price or value; (law) 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.
▸ verb: (archaic, chiefly figuratively) Of an edge, point, etc.: to become blunt or dull.
▸ verb: (chiefly historical) Of a writ or other legal document: to become null and void; to cease to have effect.
▸ verb: (chiefly US) Of legal proceedings: to be dismissed or otherwise brought to an end before they are completed, especially on procedural grounds rather than on the merits.
▸ verb: To give a discount or rebate; to discount, to rebate.
▸ verb: To bow down; hence, to be abased or humbled.
▸ verb: Chiefly followed by of: to deduct or subtract from.
▸ noun: (uncountable) Abatement; reduction; (countable) an instance of this.
▸ noun: (uncountable) Deduction; subtraction; (countable) an instance of this.
▸ verb: (ambitransitive, law, chiefly historical) To enter upon and unlawfully seize (land) after the owner has died, thus preventing an heir from taking possession of it.
▸ noun: An Italian abbot or other member of the clergy.
▸ noun: A surname from Italian.
▸ Also see abate
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▸ verb: (transitive)
▸ verb: To lessen (something) in force or intensity; to moderate.
▸ verb: To reduce (something) in amount or size.
▸ verb: To cut away or hammer down (material from metalwork, a sculpture, etc.) in such a way as to leave a figure in relief.
▸ verb: To lower (something) in price or value.
▸ verb: (archaic)
▸ verb: To demolish or level to the ground (a building or other structure).
▸ verb: To give no consideration to (something); to treat as an exception.
▸ verb: (chiefly figuratively) To dull (an edge, point, etc.); to blunt.
▸ verb: (law)
▸ verb: To make (a writ or other legal document) void; to nullify.
▸ verb: To put an end to (a nuisance).
▸ verb: (chiefly US) To dismiss or otherwise bring to an end (legal proceedings) before they are completed, especially on procedural grounds rather than on the merits.
▸ verb: (obsolete)
▸ verb: To curtail or end (something); to cause to cease.
▸ verb: To give (someone) a discount or rebate; also, to relieve (someone) of a debt.
▸ verb: To bring down (someone) mentally or physically; to lower (someone) in status.
▸ verb: Chiefly followed by from, of, etc.: to omit or remove (a part from a whole); to deduct, to subtract.
▸ verb: Chiefly followed by of: to deprive (someone or something of another thing).
▸ verb: (intransitive)
▸ verb: To decrease in force or intensity; to subside.
▸ verb: To decrease in amount or size.
▸ verb: To lower in price or value; (law) 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.
▸ verb: (archaic, chiefly figuratively) Of an edge, point, etc.: to become blunt or dull.
▸ verb: (chiefly historical) Of a writ or other legal document: to become null and void; to cease to have effect.
▸ verb: (chiefly US) Of legal proceedings: to be dismissed or otherwise brought to an end before they are completed, especially on procedural grounds rather than on the merits.
▸ verb: To give a discount or rebate; to discount, to rebate.
▸ verb: To bow down; hence, to be abased or humbled.
▸ verb: Chiefly followed by of: to deduct or subtract from.
▸ noun: (uncountable) Abatement; reduction; (countable) an instance of this.
▸ noun: (uncountable) Deduction; subtraction; (countable) an instance of this.
▸ verb: (ambitransitive, law, chiefly historical) To enter upon and unlawfully seize (land) after the owner has died, thus preventing an heir from taking possession of it.
▸ noun: An Italian abbot or other member of the clergy.
▸ noun: A surname from Italian.
▸ Also see abate
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▸ Words similar to abates
▸ Usage examples for abates
▸ Idioms related to abates
▸ Wikipedia articles (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing abates
▸ Words that often appear near abates
▸ Rhymes of abates
▸ Invented words related to abates