Tuesday, November 3, 2009

abate smoke nuisance

abate v.
1. to make(wind,pain etc.)less or become less in amount, intensity, degree, etc.
The ship sailed when the storm abated.
She felt that his pain was abating.

2. to remove, suppress, or terminate (a harm or a nuisance)
The government is trying to abate the smoke nuisance in the big cities.
We must do a bit of effort to abate the noise pollution around us.

3. to suspend or extinguish(a claim or action), to annul (a writ)
The board of directors abated the strict rules.

4. to make (a writ or a legal action, etc.) null and void, to do away with or put an edn to

5. to subtract or deduct (a price etc.)

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