Definition of "abate" in English

verb

To lessen (something) in force or intensity; to moderate.
To reduce (something) in amount or size.
To lower (something) in price or value.
To demolish or level to the ground (a building or other structure).
To give no consideration to (something); to treat as an exception.
To dull (an edge, point, etc.); to blunt.
To make (a writ or other legal document) void; to nullify.
- to abate a writ
To put an end to (a nuisance).
- She was ordered by the court to abate the nuisance.
To dismiss or otherwise bring to an end (legal proceedings) before they are completed, especially on procedural grounds rather than on the merits.
To curtail or end (something); to cause to cease.
- to order restrictions to abate an emergency
To give (someone) a discount or rebate; also, to relieve (someone) of a debt.
To bring down (someone) mentally or physically; to lower (someone) in status.
Chiefly followed by from, of, etc.: to omit or remove (a part from a whole); to deduct, to subtract.
- We will abate this price from the total.
Chiefly followed by of: to deprive (someone or something of another thing).
To decrease in force or intensity; to subside.
To decrease in amount or size.
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.
- Bequests and legacies are liable to be abated entirely or in proportion, upon a deficiency of assets.
Of an edge, point, etc.: to become blunt or dull.
Of a writ or other legal document: to become null and void; to cease to have effect.
- The writ has abated.
Of legal proceedings: to be dismissed or otherwise brought to an end before they are completed, especially on procedural grounds rather than on the merits.
To give a discount or rebate; to discount, to rebate.
To bow down; hence, to be abased or humbled.
Chiefly followed by of: to deduct or subtract from.

noun

(uncountable) Abatement; reduction; (countable) an instance of this.
(uncountable) Deduction; subtraction; (countable) an instance of this.