The act of abating, or the state of being abated; a lessening, diminution, or reduction; a moderation; removal or putting an end to; the suppression.
The reduction of the proceeds of a will, when the debts have not yet been satisfied; the reduction of taxes due.
The action of a person that abates, or without proper authority enters a residence after the death of the owner and before the heir takes possession.
An amount abated; that which is taken away by way of reduction; deduction; decrease; a rebate or discount allowed; in particular from a tax.
Waste of stuff in preparing to size.
A mark of dishonor on an escutcheon; any figure added to the coat of arms tending to lower the dignity or station of the bearer.
A reduction or diminution of activity.
A weakening.
Downward movement, fall.
The act of declining or refusing something.
A sloping downward, e.g. of a hill or road.
To choose not to do something; refuse, forbear, refrain.
To run through from first to last; to recite in order as though declining a noun.
To cause to decrease or diminish.
To bend downward; to bring down; to depress; to cause to bend, or fall.
To turn or bend aside; to deviate; to stray; to withdraw.
To move downwards, to fall, to drop.
To inflect for case, number, gender, and the like.
To reject a penalty against the opposing team, usually because the result of accepting it would benefit the non-penalized team less than the preceding play.
To become weaker or worse.
To recite all the different declined forms of (a word).