noun
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Abatement.
verb
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(obsolete outside law) To put an end to; to cause to cease.
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to abate a nuisance
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To become null and void.
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The writ has abated.
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To nullify; make void.
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to abate a writ
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To humble; to lower in status; to bring someone down physically or mentally.
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To be humbled; to be brought down physically or mentally.
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To curtail; to deprive.
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Order restrictions and prohibitions to abate an emergency situation.
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To reduce in amount, size, or value.
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Legacies are liable to be abated entirely or in proportion, upon a deficiency of assets.
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To decrease in size, value, or amount.
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To moderate; to lessen in force, intensity, to subside.
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To decrease in intensity or force; to subside.
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To deduct or omit.
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We will abate this price from the total.
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To bar or except.
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To cut away or hammer down, in such a way as to leave a figure in relief, as a sculpture, or in metalwork.
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To dull the edge or point of; to blunt.
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To destroy, or level to the ground.