abate vs busk

To lower (something) in price or value. 

Of a writ or other legal document: to become null and void; to cease to have effect. 

To make (a writ or other legal document) void; to nullify. 

To put an end to (a nuisance). 

To cut away or hammer down (material from metalwork, a sculpture, etc.) in such a way as to leave a figure in relief. 

To decrease in amount or size. 

To lower in price or value; (law) specifically, of a bequest in a will: to lower in value because the testator's estate is insufficient to satisfy all the bequests in full. 

Of legal proceedings: to be dismissed or otherwise brought to an end before they are completed, especially on procedural grounds rather than on the merits. 

To decrease in force or intensity; to subside. 

To lessen (something) in force or intensity; to moderate. 

To enter upon and unlawfully seize (land) after the owner has died, thus preventing an heir from taking possession of it. 

To dismiss or otherwise bring to an end (legal proceedings) before they are completed, especially on procedural grounds rather than on the merits. 

To reduce (something) in amount or size. 

To solicit money by entertaining the public in the street or in public transport. 

To tack, cruise about.