英文英文字典
英文英文字典
古腾堡计划中的在线英语-英语词典
字典
Abasement
(n.)
The act of abasing, humbling, or bringing low; the state
of being abased or humbled; humiliation.
Abaser
(n.)
He who, or that which, abases.
Abash
(v. t.)
To destroy the self-possession of; to confuse or
confound, as by exciting suddenly a consciousness of guilt, mistake, or
inferiority; to put to shame; to disconcert; to discomfit.
Abashed
(imp. & p. p.)
of Abash
Abashedly
(adv.)
In an abashed manner.
Abashing
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Abash
Abashment
(n.)
The state of being abashed; confusion from shame.
Abasing
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Abase
Abassi
(n.)
Alt. of Abassis
Abassis
(n.)
A silver coin of Persia, worth about twenty cents.
Abatable
(a.)
Capable of being abated; as, an abatable writ or
nuisance.
Abate
(v. t.)
To beat down; to overthrow.
Abate
(v. t.)
To bring down or reduce from a higher to a lower state,
number, or degree; to lessen; to diminish; to contract; to moderate; to
cut short; as, to abate a demand; to abate pride, zeal, hope.
Abate
(v. t.)
To blunt.
Abate
(v. t.)
To reduce in estimation; to deprive.
Abate
(v. t.)
To bring entirely down or put an end to; to do away with;
as, to abate a nuisance, to abate a writ.
Abate
(v. t.)
To diminish; to reduce. Legacies are liable to be abated
entirely or in proportion, upon a deficiency of assets.
Abate
(v. t.)
To decrease, or become less in strength or violence; as,
pain abates, a storm abates.
Abate
(v. t.)
To be defeated, or come to naught; to fall through; to
fail; as, a writ abates.
Abate
(n.)
Abatement.