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ent by arbitration or by mutual consent reached by concession on both sides; a reciprocal abatement of extreme demands or rights, resulting in an agreement. But basely yielded upon compromise That which his noble ancestors achieved with blows. Shak. All government, indeed every human benefit and enjoyment, every virtue…

Abatement of a morbid process, as a fever and return to a normal condition. [Obs.]

That which cools, or abates heat or excitement. if acid things were used only as coolers, they would not be so proper in this case. Arbuthnot.

Abatement of noxious qualities; the counteraction of what is inconvenient or hurtful in its effects; as, the correction of acidity in the stomach.

That period of a disorder or paroxysm when the symptoms begin to abate in violence; as, the decline of a fever.

That which is deducted; the part taken away; abatement; as, a deduction from the yearly rent.

A lopping off; a diminution; abatement; deficit. Specifically: Reduction of a claim by deducting a counterclaim; set-off. Abbott.

To quiet or abate, as anger or grief.

In a gradually diminishing manner; with abatement of tone; decrescendo; -- expressed on the staff by Dim., or Dimin., or the sign.

To deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like; to make an abatement of; as, merchants sometimes discount five or six per cent for prompt payment of bills.

e or fee tail) or for life; or the tenure by which such estate is held. Kent. Burrill. To abate into a freehold. See under Abate.

Quite; to the same degree; without abatement or diminution; with the whole force or effect; thoroughly; completely; exactly; entirely. The pawn I proffer shall be full as good. Dryden. The diapason closing full in man. Dryden. Full in the center of the sacred wood. Addison.

e; to bestow in marriage. -- To give the head. See under Head, n. -- To give in. (a) To abate; to deduct. (b) To declare; to make known; to announce; to tender; as, to give in one's adhesion to a party. -- To give the lie to (a person), to tell (him) that he lies. -- To give line. See under Line. -- To give off, t…

One of the abatements. It is made of two curved lines, meeting in an acute angle in the fesse point.

An abatement or mark of dishonor in a coat of arms, resembling a gusset.

Burning within. Her inburning wrath she gan abate. Spenser.

end the education of Philip. Bacon. My soul, not being able to intend two things at once, abated of its fervency in praying. Fuller.

ms of a disease. Intermission is an entire cessation, as distinguished from remission, or abatement of fever.

Abatement; also, cessation; as, it blew a gale for three days without any let-up. [Colloq.]

To become gradually calm; to subside; to cease or abate for a time; as, the storm lulls.