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abated

/əˈbeɪtɪd/ /əˈbeɪɾɪd/

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(obsolete outside law) To put an end to; to cause to cease.

Examples :

"to abate a nuisance"

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To become null and void.

Examples :

"The writ has abated."

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To nullify; make void.

Examples :

"to abate a writ"

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To humble; to lower in status; to bring someone down physically or mentally.

Examples :

"The harsh criticism from her boss abated Sarah's confidence at work. "

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To be humbled; to be brought down physically or mentally.

Examples :

"After failing the important exam, his confidence abated, and he felt too discouraged to study. "

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To curtail; to deprive.

Examples :

"Order restrictions and prohibitions to abate an emergency situation."

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To reduce in amount, size, or value.

Examples :

"Legacies are liable to be abated entirely or in proportion, upon a deficiency of assets."

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To decrease in size, value, or amount.

Examples :

"The storm's intensity abated after a few hours, and the sun began to shine again. "

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To moderate; to lessen in force, intensity, to subside.

Examples :

"The heavy rain finally abated after an hour, and we could go outside. "

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To decrease in intensity or force; to subside.

Examples :

"The heavy rain finally abated after a few hours, and the sun began to peek through the clouds. "

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To deduct or omit.

Examples :

"We will abate this price from the total."

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To bar or except.

Examples :

""The contract stated that only shipping costs were abated from the total price; all other fees still applied." "

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To cut away or hammer down, in such a way as to leave a figure in relief, as a sculpture, or in metalwork.

Examples :

"The sculptor abated the stone around the figure, carefully revealing the angel within. "

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To dull the edge or point of; to blunt.

Examples :

"The constant use of the dull pencil abated the sharpness of its point. "

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To destroy, or level to the ground.

Examples :

"The storm abated the old, dilapidated shed, reducing it to rubble. "

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To enter a tenement without permission after the owner has died and before the heir takes possession.

Examples :

"After Mr. Johnson died intestate, leaving no clear will, squatters abated his vacant apartment, hoping to claim it before his estranged daughter could arrive. "

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adjective

(decorative arts) Lowered, beaten down, or cut away, as the background of an ornamental pattern in relief. Used specifically of stone-cutting; also of metal when the pattern or inscription is to show bright on dark, and the ground is therefore worked out with the graving-tool and left rough or hatched in lines.

Examples :

"The stone carving featured a floral design where the background was abated, leaving the flower petals raised and prominent. "