Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (v. t.) To reduce; to decrease; to diminish; as, the winds abated; to contract; to moderate; to cut short; as, to abate a demand; to abate pride, zeal, hope. 2. (v. t.) To beat down; to overthrow. 3. (v. t.) To deduct; to omit; as, to abate something from a price. 4. (v. t.) To blunt. 5. (v. t.) To reduce in estimation; to deprive. 6. (v. t.) To bring entirely down or put an end to; to do away with; as, to abate a nuisance, to abate a writ. 7. (v. t.) To diminish; to reduce. Legacies are liable to be abated entirely or in proportion, upon a deficiency of assets. 8. (v. t.) To decrease, or become less in strength or violence; as, pain abates, a storm abates. 9. (v. t.) To be defeated, or come to naught; to fall through; to fail; as, a writ abates. 10. (n.) Abatement. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia ABATE a-bat': Used six times in Old Testament for five different Hebrew words, signifying "to diminish," "reduce," "assuage"; of the Flood (Genesis 8:8); of strength (Deuteronomy 34:7); of pecuniary value (Leviticus 27:18); of wrath (Judges 8:3); of fire (Numbers 11:2).

Multi-Version Concordance Abate (2 Occurrences) Galatians 6:9 Let us not abate our courage in doing what is right; for in due time we shall reap a reward, if we do not faint. (WEY) Genesis 8:5 And the waters abated continually until the tenth month: in the tenth month, on the first of the month, the tops of the mountains were seen. (Root in DBY RSV)