abate
Definitions of abate
v. t. - To beat down; to overthrow.
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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.
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v. t. - To deduct; to omit; as, to abate something from a price.
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v. t. - To blunt.
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v. t. - To reduce in estimation; to deprive.
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v. t. - To bring entirely down or put an end to; to do away with; as, to abate a nuisance, to abate a writ.
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v. t. - To diminish; to reduce. Legacies are liable to be abated entirely or in proportion, upon a deficiency of assets.
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v. t. - To decrease, or become less in strength or violence; as, pain abates, a storm abates.
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v. t. - To be defeated, or come to naught; to fall through; to fail; as, a writ abates.
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n. - Abatement.
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The word "abate" uses 5 letters: A A B E T.
No direct anagrams for abate found in this word list.
Words formed by adding one letter before or after abate (in bold), or to aabet in any order:
d - abated l - ablate m - bemata r - abater s - abates u - bateau
Shorter words found within abate:
aa ab aba abet ae at ate ba baa bat bate be beat bet beta eat et eta ta tab tae tea
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Other words with the same letter pairs: ab ba at te
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