Pronounciation Nation

noun the slaughter of animals, especially the slaughter of diseased animals to prevent the infection of others.

noun the act or state of abating or the state of being abated; reduction; decrease; alleviation; mitigation. suppression or termination: abatement of a nuisance; noise abatement. an amount deducted or subtracted, as from the usual price or the full tax. Law. a reduction of a tax assessment. the termination of a nuisance. a wrongful entry on land made by a stranger, after the owner's death and before the owner's heir or devisee has obtained possession. a decrease in the legacies of a will when the assets of an estate are insufficient to pay all general legacies in full. Also called rebatement. Heraldry. a charge or mark that, when introduced into a coat of arms, indicates the owner's disgrace.

adjective lessened or diminished; reduced: Heavily censored and suffering from labor shortages, Japanese filmmaking continued at an abated pace until after World War II. subjected to a reduction, as of taxes or other charges or costs: Numerous downtown properties have paid no taxes for 18 years; as these abated properties come back onto the tax rolls, what happens? Law. (of a nuisance) suppressed or brought to an end: The property owner shall take all reasonable steps to prevent a recurrence of the abated nuisance. (of an action or suit) suspended: An abated action does not survive unless there is a successor for the defendant. verb the simple past tense and past participle of abate.

nounMedicine/Medical. inability to walk due to a limitation or absence of muscular coordination.

verb (used with object),a·bat·ed, a·bat·ing. to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish: to abate a tax; to abate one's enthusiasm. Law. to put an end to or suppress (a nuisance). to suspend or extinguish (an action). to annul (a writ). to deduct or subtract: to abate part of the cost. to omit: to abate all mention of names. to remove, as in stone carving, or hammer down, as in metalwork, (a portion of a surface) in order to produce a figure or pattern in low relief. verb (used without object),a·bat·ed, a·bat·ing. to diminish in intensity, violence, amount, etc.: The storm has abated. The pain in his shoulder finally abated. Law. to end; become null and void.

noun a slaughterhouse.

noun,plural a·bac·u·li [uh-bak-yuh-lahy]. abaciscus.

noun low-grade wool from the breech or outer edges of a fleece. yarn made from this wool.

adjective being or situated away from the axis: the abaxial surface of a leaf.

noun,plural ab·a·cus·es, ab·a·ci [ab-uh-sahy, -kahy, uh-bak-ahy]. a device for making arithmetic calculations, consisting of a frame set with rods on which balls or beads are moved. Architecture. a slab forming the top of the capital of a column.

noun Electricity. the centimeter-gram-second unit of electromagnetic current, equivalent to 10 amperes.

noun Electricity. abampere.

noun a large mollusk of the genus Haliotis, having a bowllike shell bearing a row of respiratory holes, the flesh of which is used for food and the shell for ornament and as a source of mother-of-pearl.

noun a city in and the capital of the Khakass Autonomous Region in the Russian Federation in Asia, on the Yenisei River.

noun Pierre [pyer], Abélard.

noun one of the seven eunuchs who served in the court of King Ahasuerus. Esther 1:10.

preposition to the rear of; aft of: the fife rail abaft the mainmast. adverb in the direction of the stern; astern; aft.

noun Apollyon. a place of destruction; the depths of hell.

noun a city in SW Iran, on the Shatt-al-Arab: oil refineries.

noun a town in and capital of Aargau, in N Switzerland.

noun an act or instance of leaving a person or thing permanently and completely: He struggles to deal with his abandonment by his wife, and now having to care for their infant alone. an act or instance of permanently setting aside a principle, discontinuing an activity, etc.: I believe in the struggle for radical social change, but it must be accompanied by an abandonment of the notion that the end justifies the means. an act or instance of giving up control of something, or of yielding to one’s impulses or to an external or spiritual force: No psychiatric diagnosis quite captures Hitler’s boundless will to lead, his self-deception, and his utter abandonment to evil.

noun the party to whom a right or property is abandoned by another, especially an insurer to whom a property has been relinquished. a person who has been abandoned.

adjective forsaken or deserted: an abandoned building; an abandoned kitten. unrestrained or uncontrolled; uninhibited: She danced with abandoned enthusiasm. utterly lacking in moral restraints; shameless; wicked: an abandoned and dissolute ruler.

verb (used with object) to leave completely and finally; forsake utterly; desert: The crew finally abandoned the sinking ship and boarded a lifeboat. He abandoned his wife and children, leaving them in poverty. to give up; withdraw from; discontinue: She had to abandon the research project when the grant money dried up. I’ve abandoned all hope of a stage career. to give up the control of: After a long struggle, they abandoned the city to the invading army. to yield (oneself) without restraint or moderation; give (oneself) over to natural impulses, usually without self-control: After the breakup, he fell apart and abandoned himself to grief. Law. to cast away, leave, or desert, as property or a child. Insurance. to relinquish (insured property) to the underwriter in case of partial loss, thus enabling the insured to claim a total loss. Obsolete. to banish. noun a complete surrender to natural impulses without restraint or moderation; freedom from inhibition: During this retreat you will learn to play and dance with reckless abandon.

noun a large, nocturnal, burrowing mammal, Orycteropus afer, of central and southern Africa, feeding on ants and termites and having a long, extensile tongue, strong claws, and long ears.