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Rareabated
The correct spelling is abated.
How to pronounce abated
verb
Say it like: Aba-ted
The correct spelling is abated. (obsolete outside law) To put an end to; to cause to cease. For example: "to abate a nuisance"
Usage Examples
“to abate a nuisance”
“The writ has abated.”
“to abate a writ”
Meanings
verb
- 1.(obsolete outside law) To put an end to; to cause to cease.
- 2.To become null and void.
- 3.To nullify; make void.
- 4.To humble; to lower in status; to bring someone down physically or mentally.
- 5.To be humbled; to be brought down physically or mentally.
adjective
- 1.(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.
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