How to Pronounce "Abate"

verb (used with object),a·bat·ed, a·bat·ing.
to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish:
to abate a tax;
to abate one's enthusiasm.

Law.

to put an end to or suppress (a nuisance).

to suspend or extinguish (an action).

to annul (a writ).

to deduct or subtract:
to abate part of the cost.

to omit:
to abate all mention of names.

to remove, as in stone carving, or hammer down, as in metalwork, (a portion of a surface) in order to produce a figure or pattern in low relief.

verb (used without object),a·bat·ed, a·bat·ing.
to diminish in intensity, violence, amount, etc.:
The storm has abated.
The pain in his shoulder finally abated.

Law. to end; become null and void.