abate
verb / noun
Meaning
- verbTo lessen (something) in force or intensity; to moderate. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
Example:
to abate a writ
- nounAbatement; reduction; an instance of this.
- verbTo enter upon and unlawfully seize (land) after the owner has died, thus preventing an heir from taking possession of it.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Common
- #2,047 of 8,600 five-letter words by how often they're used
- Can be a Play Five answer
- As a first guess
- Tests likely letters better than 61% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 3 · Different letters: 4 · Repeated letters: a