abate

A raging fire gradually being extinguished by water, watercolor, serene
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A raging fire gradually being extinguished by water, watercolor, serene

The image focuses on the primary definition of 'abate' which means to lessen or reduce. A raging fire being slowly diminished by water evokes this meaning clearly. The added keywords 'watercolor' and 'serene' guide the image's style towards a peaceful and calming aesthetic, reinforcing the concept of something calming down.

  1. verb — abates; abating; abated
    1. To lessen (something) in force or intensity; to moderate.
      • [Jupiter] whiche by his goodnes as Marcianus ſaieth, abateth the malice of Saturne. Therfore the Poets faine, that he did put his father out of his kingdome, Iſidore writeth as he abateth the malice of the euill Planets, […]
      • Abate thy rage ſweete knight, Abate thy rage. These lines do not appear in the version of the play published in the First Folio (1623).
      • O, Blessed Bean! How often have I ate Whole plates of Thee, my hunger to abate! And thou abatedst it, Thou didst indeed, Thou ever over-satisfying feed!
    2. To reduce (something) in amount or size.
      • Thou haſt dominion ouer their power, and when they be exalted & ſet aloft in their waies, thou abateſt their courage, and deſtroyeſt them with thy mighty arme.
    3. To lower (something) in price or value.
    4. To demolish or level to the ground (a building or other structure).
    5. To give no consideration to (something); to treat as an exception.
    6. To dull (an edge, point, etc.); to blunt.
    7. To make (a writ or other legal document) void; to nullify.
      • to abate a writ
    8. To put an end to (a nuisance).
      • She was ordered by the court to abate the nuisance.
    9. To dismiss or otherwise bring to an end (legal proceedings) before they are completed, especially on procedural grounds rather than on the merits.
    10. To curtail or end (something); to cause to cease.
      • To order restrictions to abate an emergency.
    11. To give (someone) a discount or rebate; also, to relieve (someone) of a debt.
    12. To bring down (someone) mentally or physically; to lower (someone) in status.
      • He is honoured amonge theym that be honoured, that fortune abateth without faute: and he is shamed amonge theym that be shamed, that fortune inhanceth without merite.
      • Rules and axioms for preserving of a Kingdom.[…]If any great person to be abated, not to deal with him by calumniation or forged matter[…]
    13. Chiefly followed by from, of, etc.: to omit or remove (a part from a whole); to deduct, to subtract.
      • We will abate this price from the total.
    14. Chiefly followed by of: to deprive (someone or something of another thing).
      • But O Saint! be not thou an Epicure! If delight draw thy heart, thou loſeſt ſo much in delectation, as Religion; and abateſt thy Soul ſo much of Solace, as God of Service!
    15. To decrease in force or intensity; to subside.
      • […] Plini writeth, that the crueltie of the Ramme abateth, if he bee perced in the horne neare vnto the eare. For the chiefeſt parte of his ſtrength, is in his hedd, where he is well armed to fighte.
    16. To decrease in amount or size.
    17. 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.
      • Bequests and legacies are liable to be abated entirely or in proportion, upon a deficiency of assets.
    18. Of an edge, point, etc.: to become blunt or dull.
    19. Of a writ or other legal document: to become null and void; to cease to have effect.
      • The writ has abated.
      • If a Writ of Error abates or diſcontinues by the Act and Default of the Party, a ſecond Writ of Error ſhall be no Superſedeas; otherwiſe if it abates or diſcontinues by the Act of God or the Law.
    20. 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.
    21. To give a discount or rebate; to discount, to rebate.
    22. To bow down; hence, to be abased or humbled.
    23. Chiefly followed by of: to deduct or subtract from.
  2. noun — abates
    1. Abatement; reduction; (countable) an instance of this.
    2. Deduction; subtraction; (countable) an instance of this.
  3. verb — abates; abating; abated
    1. To enter upon and unlawfully seize (land) after the owner has died, thus preventing an heir from taking possession of it.
  4. noun — abates
    1. An Italian abbot or other member of the clergy.
Derivatives abatable abatement abater bate