Definition of abate

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Abate (v. t.) To beat down; to overthrow.

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Abate :: 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 :: Abate (v. t.) To be defeated, or come to naught; to fall through; to fail; as, a writ abates..
Relieve :: Relieve (v. t.) To raise or remove, as anything which depresses, weighs down, or crushes; to render less burdensome or afflicting; to alleviate; to abate; to mitigate; to lessen; as, to relieve pain; to relieve the wants of the poor..
Alloy :: Alloy (v. t.) To abate, impair, or debase by mixture; to allay; as, to alloy pleasure with misfortunes..
Remit :: Remit (v. t.) To relax in intensity; to make less violent; to abate.
Intermission :: Intermission (n.) The temporary cessation or subsidence of a fever; the space of time between the paroxysms of a disease. Intermission is an entire cessation, as distinguished from remission, or abatement of fever..
Remedial :: Remedial (a.) Affording a remedy; intended for a remedy, or for the removal or abatement of an evil; as, remedial treatment..
Relax :: Relax (v. i.) To abate in severity; to become less rigorous.
Rabbate :: Rabbate (v. t.) To abate or diminish.
Abatement :: Abatement (n.) The amount abated; that which is taken away by way of reduction; deduction; decrease; a rebate or discount allowed.
Allow :: Allow (v. i.) To admit; to concede; to make allowance or abatement.
Slake :: Slake (v. i.) To abate; to become less decided.
Rebate :: Rebate (v. i.) To abate; to withdraw.
Abate :: 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..
Assuagement :: Assuagement (n.) Mitigation; abatement.
Full :: Full (adv.) Quite; to the same degree; without abatement or diminution; with the whole force or effect; thoroughly; completely; exactly; entirely.
Abate :: Abate (n.) Abatement.
Rabate :: Rabate (v.) To recover to the fist, as a hawk..
Addition :: Addition (n.) Something added to a coat of arms, as a mark of honor; -- opposed to abatement..
Abate :: Abate (v. t.) To beat down; to overthrow.
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