abate
v//əˈbeɪt//avta, minska, avklinga, mojna, dra av, förringa, lägga sig, nedbringa, slå ned, upphäva, utesluta, försvagas, upphävas
To lessen (something) in force or intensity; to moderate. [from 14th c.]
Chiefly followed by from, of, etc.: to omit or remove (a part from a whole); to deduct, to subtract. [15th–19th c.]
Chiefly followed by of: to deprive (someone or something of another thing). [15th–19th c.]
To reduce (something) in amount or size. [from 14th c.]
To bring down (someone) mentally or physically; to lower (someone) in status. [14th–17th c.]
To curtail or end (something); to cause to cease. [14th–17th c.]
To make (a writ or other legal document) void; to nullify. [from late 15th c.]
To give no consideration to (something); to treat as an exception. [from late 16th c.]
To bow down; hence, to be abased or humbled. [14th–17th c.]
(chiefly, historical) Of a writ or other legal document: to become null and void; to cease to have effect. [from late 15th c.]