2. Noun. (rhetoric) Anesis. ¹
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Definition of Abating
1. abate [v] - See also: abate
Lexicographical Neighbors of Abating
Literary usage of Abating
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Second Visit to the United States of North America by Charles Lyell (1849)
"War Spirit abating. Jan. 15, 1846.—WHEN I was within twenty miles of Macon, I
left the hand-car and entered a railway-train, which carried me in one hour ..."
2. The Merchant's and Ship-master's Ready Calculator and the Complete Pocket ...by J. Goodfellow by J. Goodfellow (1816)
"... will he the log. die« four logarithm*, abating 10 four logarithm», abating 10
in the tke log. of the content. of the content in beer gallons. ..."
3. American Law and Procedure by James Parker Hall, James De Witt Andrews (1910)
"abating the obstruction of a public right. It follows from Winterbottom v.
Lord Derby that the right to abate the obstruction of a public right may exist ..."
4. The Life and Correspondence of Rufus King: Comprising His Letters, Private by Rufus King (1897)
"... a Colony to Louisiana, unless Affairs in St. Domingo prevent—King to Secretary
of State—Ardour for Peace abating in England—Fleets to be put in Order. ..."
5. Culture and Anarchy: An Essay in Political and Social Criticism by Matthew Arnold (1869)
"... step towards abating the now almost exclusive possession of the land of this
country by the people whom we call the Barbarians. ..."
6. The Popular History of England by Charles Knight (1880)
"Bill for abating monopolies.—The queen's wisdom in yielding to public opinion.—Death
of Elizabeth.—Note on the story of Essex's ring. ..."
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