To put an end to (a nuisance).
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 lower (something) in price or value.
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.
An Italian abbot or other member of the clergy.
To release (someone) from or of a difficulty, unwanted task, responsibility etc.
To ease (someone, a part of the body etc.) or give relief from physical pain or discomfort.
To ease (a person, person's thoughts etc.) from mental distress; to stop (someone) feeling anxious or worried, to alleviate the distress of.
To free (someone) from debt or legal obligations; to give legal relief to.
To alleviate (pain, distress, mental discomfort etc.).
To urinate or defecate.
To ease one's own desire to orgasm, often through masturbation to orgasm.
To bring military help to (a besieged town); to lift the siege on.
To free (someone) from their post, task etc. by taking their place.
To provide comfort or assistance to (someone in need, especially in poverty).