verb Download 🔗Share (obsolete outside law) To put an end to; to cause to cease. Examples : "to abate a nuisance" law action state Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To decrease in intensity or force; to subside. Examples : "The storm's fury was abating, and the wind began to die down. " nature weather condition event Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To bar or except. Examples : "The contract clause, abating any liability for pre-existing conditions, protected the company from unexpected medical expenses. " law business Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share 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 was abating the excess stone around the marble figure, slowly revealing the angel within. " art technical action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To dull the edge or point of; to blunt. Examples : "Constant use was abating the sharpness of the new pencil. " action quality degree Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To enter a tenement without permission after the owner has died and before the heir takes possession. Examples : "Because the old woman had no known relatives, people began abating her apartment only days after her death, taking furniture and valuables before the city could secure the property. " property law Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Anesis. Examples : "The abating of his fever brought a noticeable anesis to his mother's worried expression. " medicine physiology condition Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading