To lessen (something) in force or intensity; to moderate. • To reduce (something) in amount or size. • To cut away or hammer down (material from metalwork, a sculpture, etc.) in such a way as to leave a figure in relief. • To lower (something) in price or value. • To demolish or level to the ground (a building or other structure). • To give no consideration to (something); to treat as an exception. • To dull (an edge, point, etc.); to blunt. • To make (a writ or other legal document) void; to nullify. • To put an end to (a nuisance). • To dismiss or otherwise bring to an end (legal proceedings) before they are completed, especially on procedural grounds rather than on the merits. • To curtail or end (something); to cause to cease. • To give (someone) a discount or rebate; also, to relieve (someone) of a debt. • To bring down (someone) mentally or physically; to lower (someone) in status. • Chiefly followed by from, of, etc.: to omit or remove (a part from a whole); to deduct, to subtract. • Chiefly followed by of: to deprive (someone or something of another thing). • To decrease in force or intensity; to subside. • To decrease in amount or size. • 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. • Of an edge, point, etc.: to become blunt or dull. • Of a writ or other legal document: to become null and void; to cease to have effect. • Of legal proceedings: to be dismissed or otherwise brought to an end before they are completed, especially on procedural grounds rather than on the merits. • To give a discount or rebate; to discount, to rebate. • To bow down; hence, to be abased or humbled. • Chiefly followed by of: to deduct or subtract from.