📖 Definitions of "Abates"
noun
- 1
Abatement.
verb
- 1
(obsolete outside law) To put an end to; to cause to cease.
"to abate a nuisance"
- 2
To become null and void.
"The writ has abated."
- 3
To nullify; make void.
"to abate a writ"
- 4
To humble; to lower in status; to bring someone down physically or mentally.
verb
- 1
To enter a tenement without permission after the owner has died and before the heir takes possession.
noun
- 1
An Italian abbot, or other member of the clergy.
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