IV. Abate ·vt To reduce in estimation; to
Deprive.
V. Abate ·vt To decrease, or become less in strength or violence; as, pain abates, a storm abates.
VI. Abate ·vt To bring entirely down or put an end to; to do away with; as, to abate a nuisance, to abate a writ.
VII. Abate ·vt To
Deduct; to
Omit; as, to
abate something from a price.
VIII. Abate ·vt To be defeated, or come to naught; to fall through; to
Fail; as, a writ abates.
IX. Abate ·vt To
Diminish; to reduce. Legacies are liable to be abated entirely or in proportion, upon a deficiency of assets.
X. Abate ·vt 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.