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rebate verb1. LME.
[Old & mod. French rabattre, from re- RE- + abattre ABATE verb1; later alt. by substitution of RE- for 1st syll.]
verb trans.
a. Deduct (a certain amount) from a sum; subtract; reduce or diminish (a sum or amount). LME-L17.
b. Give or allow a reduction to (a person). E16-M17.
c. Pay back (a sum of money) as a rebate; give a rebate on. M20.
a. verb trans. & intrans. Diminish, lessen in force or intensity, abate. Now rare. LME.
b. verb trans. & intrans. Blunt (lit. & fig.). Now rare. LME.
c. verb trans. Repress or stop (a person, action, etc.). L16-L18.
verb trans. Falconry. Bring back (a hawk) to the hand. L15-L17.
verb trans. Heraldry. Make (a charge) smaller by removal of a part; remove (a part) from a charge. M16.
verb trans. Repulse, drive back. L16-M17.
rebatable adjective L20.
rebater noun E17.