abate
verb
/əˈbeɪt/
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- To reduce (something) in amount or size. [from 14th c.]
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artāre
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- To bring down (someone) mentally or physically; to lower (someone) in status. [14th–17th c.]
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caedere
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- Chiefly followed by from, of, etc.: to omit or remove (a part from a whole); to deduct, to subtract. [15th–19th c.]
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abdo
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- To make (a writ or other legal document) void; to nullify. [from late 15th c.]
- (chiefly, historical) Of a writ or other legal document: to become null and void; to cease to have effect. [from late 15th c.]
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aboleo
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- To demolish or level to the ground (a building or other structure). [from early 15th c.]
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annullo
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- 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. [from early 18th c.]
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deprimere
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- To lessen (something) in force or intensity; to moderate. [from 14th c.]
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labefacto
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abatement
noun
/əˈbeɪt.mənt/
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- An amount abated; that which is taken away by way of reduction; deduction; decrease; a rebate or discount allowed; in particular from a tax. [Late 15th century.]
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aegrimonia
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abate
noun
/əˈbeɪt/
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- An Italian abbot or other member of the clergy. [from early 18th c.]
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abbas
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