different between abatement vs abasement

English

Etymology 1

From Middle French abatement, from Old French abatre. Equivalent to abate (“to beat down”) +? -ment (“the result of”).

Pronunciation

• (US, UK) IPA^(key): /??be?t.m?nt/

Noun

abatement (countable and uncountable, plural abatements)

1. The act of abating, or the state of being abated; a lessening, diminution, or reduction; a moderation; removal or putting an end to; the suppression of. [First attested from 1340 to 1470.]

   The abatement of a nuisance is the suppression thereof.

2. The amount abated; that which is taken away by way of reduction; deduction; decrease; a rebate or discount allowed; in particular from a tax. [Late 15^th century.]
3. (heraldry) A mark of dishonor on an escutcheon; any figure added to the coat of arms tending to lower the dignity or station of the bearer.[Early 17^th century.]

Synonyms

allowance, assuagement, declension, decline, decrease, deduction, depreciation, diminution, discount, drawback, ebb, evanishment, fading, lessening, lowering, mitigation, moderation, rebate, reduction, remission, settling, sinking, subsidence, waning

Antonyms

accession, accretion, aggrandizement, augmentation, development, dilation, enlargement, growth, increase, increment,

Derived terms

• defense in abatement
• plea in abatement

Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle English, from Anglo-Norman abatre (“to abate”) + -ment.

Noun

abatement (countable and uncountable, plural abatements)

1. (law) The action of a person that abates, or without proper authority enters a residence after the death of the owner and before the heir takes possession.
2. (law) The reduction of the proceeds of a will, when the debts have not yet been satisfied; the reduction of taxes due.[First attested around 1150 to 1350.]

References

• The Manual of Heraldry, Fifth Edition, by Anonymous, London, 1862, online at [1]

English

Etymology

abase +? -ment. Compare French abaissement.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??be?s.m?nt/
• Rhymes: -e?sm?nt

Noun

abasement (countable and uncountable, plural abasements)

1. The act of abasing, humbling, or bringing low. [Mid 16^th century.]
2. The state of being abased or humbled; humiliation. [Mid 16^th century.]

Synonyms

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Translations

References

• abasement in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• abasement in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

• entamebas