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Abate
v. t.
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To blunt.
Abate
v. t.
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To reduce in estimation; to deprive.
Abate
v. t.
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To bring entirely down or put an end to; to do away with; as, to abate a nuisance, to abate a writ.
Abate
v. t.
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To diminish; to reduce. Legacies are liable to be abated entirely or in proportion, upon a deficiency of assets.
Abate
v. t.
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To decrease, or become less in strength or violence; as, pain abates, a storm abates.
Abate
v. t.
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To be defeated, or come to naught; to fall through; to fail; as, a writ abates.
Abate
n.
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Abatement.
Abatement
n.
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The act of abating, or the state of being abated; a lessening, diminution, or reduction; removal or putting an end to; as, the abatement of a nuisance is the suppression thereof.
Abatement
n.
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The amount abated; that which is taken away by way of reduction; deduction; decrease; a rebate or discount allowed.
Abatement
n.
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A mark of dishonor on an escutcheon.
Abatement
n.
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The entry of a stranger, without right, into a freehold after the death of the last possessor, before the heir or devisee.
Abater
n.
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One who, or that which, abates.
Abatis
n.
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Alt. of Abattis
Abattis
n.
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A means of defense formed by felled trees, the ends of whose branches are sharpened and directed outwards, or against the enemy.
Abatised
a.
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Provided with an abatis.
Abator
n.
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One who abates a nuisance.
Abator
n.
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A person who, without right, enters into a freehold on the death of the last possessor, before the heir or devisee.
Abattoirs
pl.
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of Abattoir
Abattoir
n.
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A public slaughterhouse for cattle, sheep, etc.
Abature
n.
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Grass and sprigs beaten or trampled down by a stag passing through them.
Abatvoix
n.
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The sounding-board over a pulpit or rostrum.
Abawed
p. p.
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Astonished; abashed.
Abaxial
a.
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Alt. of Abaxile
Abaxile
a.
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Away from the axis or central line; eccentric.
Abay
n.
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Barking; baying of dogs upon their prey. See Bay.
Abb
n.
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Among weavers, yarn for the warp. Hence, abb wool is wool for the abb.
Abba
n.
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Father; religious superior; -- in the Syriac, Coptic, and Ethiopic churches, a title given to the bishops, and by the bishops to the patriarch.
Abbacies
pl.
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of Abbacy
Abbacy
n.
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The dignity, estate, or jurisdiction of an abbot.
Abbatial
a.
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Belonging to an abbey; as, abbatial rights.