Clues for the word "ABATE"

We've had 95 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 794 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Mirror Mini crossword on December 13, 2025.

Definition of abate

v. t. - To beat down; to overthrow.
v. t. - To bring down or reduce from a higher to a lower state, number, or degree; to lessen; to diminish; to contract; to moderate; to cut short; as, to abate a demand; to abate pride, zeal, hope.
v. t. - To deduct; to omit; as, to abate something from a price.
v. t. - To blunt.
v. t. - To reduce in estimation; to deprive.
v. t. - To bring entirely down or put an end to; to do away with; as, to abate a nuisance, to abate a writ.
v. t. - To diminish; to reduce. Legacies are liable to be abated entirely or in proportion, upon a deficiency of assets.
v. t. - To decrease, or become less in strength or violence; as, pain abates, a storm abates.
v. t. - To be defeated, or come to naught; to fall through; to fail; as, a writ abates.
n. - Abatement.