ribassare — meaning in English

English meaning

• abate verb To become less strong or severe; to die down.
• decrease verb To become smaller in amount, size, or degree; or to cause something to become smaller.

Senses

ribassare is used for these senses in English:

• abate To lower in price or value; (law) specifically, of a bequest in a will: to lower in value because the testator's estate is insufficient to satisfy all the bequests in full. [from early 18th c.]
• decrease (transitive) To make (a quantity) smaller.

abate — full definition

1. verb To become less strong or severe; to die down.
2. verb (law) To cancel or bring a legal matter to an end.

decrease — full definition

1. verb To become smaller in amount, size, or degree; or to cause something to become smaller.
2. noun A reduction in the size or amount of something.

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