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Abate
Abate
v. t.
To
beat
down
; to
overthrow
.
Abate
v. t.
To
bring
down
or
reduce
from
a
higher
to a
lower
state
,
number
, or
degree
; to
lessen
; to
diminish
; to
contract
; to
moderate
; to
cut
short
; as, to
abate
a
demand
; to
abate
pride
,
zeal
,
hope
.
Abate
v. t.
To
deduct
; to
omit
; as, to
abate
something
from
a
price
.
Abate
v. t.
To
blunt
.
Abate
v. t.
To
reduce
in
estimation
; to
deprive
.
Abate
v. t.
To
bring
entirely
down
or
put
an
end
to; to do
away
with
; as, to
abate
a
nuisance
, to
abate
a
writ
.
Abate
v. t.
To
diminish
; to
reduce
.
Legacies
are
liable
to be
abated
entirely
or in
proportion
,
upon
a
deficiency
of
assets
.
Abate
v. t.
To
decrease
, or
become
less
in
strength
or
violence
; as,
pain
abates
, a
storm
abates
.
Abate
v. t.
To be
defeated
, or
come
to
naught
; to
fall
through
; to
fail
; as, a
writ
abates
.
Abate
n.
Abatement
.
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