What's the difference between abate and agate?

Abate


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To beat down; to overthrow.
  • (v. t.) To bring down or reduce from a higher to a lower state, number, or degree; to lessen; to diminish; to contract; to moderate; to cut short; as, to abate a demand; to abate pride, zeal, hope.
  • (v. t.) To deduct; to omit; as, to abate something from a price.
  • (v. t.) To blunt.
  • (v. t.) To reduce in estimation; to deprive.
  • (v. t.) To bring entirely down or put an end to; to do away with; as, to abate a nuisance, to abate a writ.
  • (v. t.) To diminish; to reduce. Legacies are liable to be abated entirely or in proportion, upon a deficiency of assets.
  • (v. t.) To decrease, or become less in strength or violence; as, pain abates, a storm abates.
  • (v. t.) To be defeated, or come to naught; to fall through; to fail; as, a writ abates.
  • (n.) Abatement.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Accordingly, the present studies were conducted to determine whether acute OVX-induced FSH hypersecretion can be elicited in an animal model in which the anterior pituitary gland is isolated from diencephalic chemical signals, and if so, whether the hypersecretion could be abated by the FSH-suppressing protein, follistatin.
  • (2) The histologically demonstrated degree of activity had regressed significantly after the three-week treatment; in 90% of patients the inflammatory process had completely abated.
  • (3) Adverse effects included nausea, light-headedness, dyskinesias, and hallucinations, all of which abated after the Sinemet dose was reduced.
  • (4) A 51-year-old manic woman who developed acute severe lithium intoxication with neurotoxicity and nephrotoxicity during rapid abatement of manic episode was reported.
  • (5) The report of the PSAC Environmental Pollution Panel recommended "demonstration of the feasibility and economy of new developments for abating or controlling pollution through their use at Federal installations" and suggested the coalburning TVA power plants as a likely place for such demonstration.
  • (6) A few days after hospital admission the symptoms abated.
  • (7) "The greater the range of emission reduction opportunities that can be tapped into by countries, the more low cost abatement options there are likely to be," the report said.
  • (8) An accompanying thrombocytopenia was not abated by SQ 30,741.
  • (9) Even as the sounds of missiles around Şemdinli abate, news of bloody clashes elsewhere in the region keeps locals on their toes.
  • (10) In vitro, zinc supplement could abate the death of GalN-intoxicated hepatocytes, decrease malonaldehyde (MDA) content, and maintain reduced glutathione (GSH).
  • (11) Espírito Santo Financial markets regained some poise on Friday as fears abated about the potential spread of problems at one of Portugal's biggest banks.
  • (12) It's not hard to see why inflationary pressure is abating: the eurozone economy has been flat on its back for the past 18 months.
  • (13) Walls of the invaginated stump of the cystic duct are swiftly abated as a result of hydrostatic pressure and cover its gap.
  • (14) Once that abated, the solution for me was to stay and fight the Trump agenda with everything I have.
  • (15) • Rules requiring local authorities to investigate and abate noise, dust and odour nuisances will be liberalised or improved.
  • (16) Under treatment with erythromycin the clinical picture of intense swelling of the lid and the copious purulent discharge abated during the following 2 days.
  • (17) With antiinflammatory treatment the diarrhea abated, the surface epithelial injury decreased, and the subepithelial collagen resolved (two patients), but lamina propria inflammation persisted.
  • (18) Her symptoms abated when treated with prednisone, but she developed diabetes mellitus, osteoporosis, and compression fracture of lumbar vertebrae while being treated.
  • (19) In cases observed following the time course, the occasionally increased IR-LHRH in plasma and CSF tended to decrease following the abatement of the diseases.
  • (20) These actions were fully abated by the pADPRP inhibitor 3-MBA.

Agate


Definition:

  • (adv.) On the way; agoing; as, to be agate; to set the bells agate.
  • (n.) A semipellucid, uncrystallized variety of quartz, presenting various tints in the same specimen. Its colors are delicately arranged in stripes or bands, or blended in clouds.
  • (n.) A kind of type, larger than pearl and smaller than nonpareil; in England called ruby.
  • (n.) A diminutive person; so called in allusion to the small figures cut in agate for rings and seals.
  • (n.) A tool used by gold-wire drawers, bookbinders, etc.; -- so called from the agate fixed in it for burnishing.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) AGAT activity in the xenografts was measured at 1 and 6 hours after pretreatment, at the time tumors were excised.
  • (2) In contrast, treatment with BCNU plus O6-methylguanine or streptozocin did not produce growth delays substantially different from those produced by BCNU alone, reflecting the more efficient depletion of AGAT by O6-benzylguanine.
  • (3) James Agate (1877‑1947) started out as a Manchester cotton merchant, moved to London as a shopkeeper, then rose to prominence as the most brilliant theatre critic of his day.
  • (4) It is suggested that rape oil ("Agat", "Kubanskoye") and winter cress oil ("Sibiryachka") initiate the lipid transport in the blood and tissues thus leading to the reduction of the cholesterol level in the blood and liver tissue in "cholesterol" rats.
  • (5) The snippets of Jimmy Erskine’s reviews and letters in the novel are my own invention, but they are all inspired by Agate’s voice.
  • (6) Look for agates and other semi-precious stones in the patches of tiny pebbles spaced out among the sands, especially after a storm.
  • (7) Two novel deoxyribonucleases, termed DNases A and A', have been purified from the hepatopancreas of Achatina fulica (agate snail).
  • (8) The authors presented 5-year results of combined radiation therapy of 217 patients with stage I-II cervical cancer using 60Co high energy sources on the Agat-B unit for intracavitary irradiation.
  • (9) Streptozotocin (STZ) forms adducts at the O6 position of guanine; repair of these adducts consumes O6-AGAT.
  • (10) Intracavitary gamma-beam therapy at single doses of 5 and 10 Gy and cumulative doses of 40 and 30 Gy, respectively, with the Agat-B remote loading unit was applied to 95 patients (the 1st group).
  • (11) A new method of combined radiation therapy for cancer of the vagina is presented: it includes contact (intracavitary and interstitial) gamma-therapy based on the principle of the manual and automated administration (sing the AGAT-B unit) of endostats and low and high activity radiation sources, and gamma-beam irradiation with irregular shaped fields.
  • (12) Among the cases of pulmonary diseases in agate workers, pneumoconiosis formed the largest group (18.4%), whereas among controls it was tuberculosis (12.1%).
  • (13) Additional studies are required to determine whether O6-AGAT-mediated BCNU resistance is suppressed.
  • (14) The total dose in point A was 60 isoGy in either case given in 3 fractions at 28 days using the after-loading units "ANET" (neutrons) and "AGAT V" (gamma).
  • (15) The prevalence of pneumoconiosis showed a dose-response relationship in both male and female agate workers.
  • (16) It therefore appeared that agate dust had no role in precipitating chronic bronchitis.
  • (17) Even the Sunday Times's formidable critic, James Agate, conceded that Guinness's refusal to play the role in a traditional way had "a value of its own".
  • (18) Resistance to nitrosoureas and methylating agents, which damage DNA, can be mediated by a DNA repair protein, O6-alkylguanine-DNA alkyltransferase (AGAT).
  • (19) The paper deals with application of computerized procedures for dose planning in intracavitary irradiation of endometrial carcinoma from the Agat-B source.
  • (20) Dr Roger Meyrick outlines the scope of geriatrics and defines three categories of elderly people characterized by reduced activity, reduced resources and reduced independence.DR JOHN AGATE CONSIDERS THE DEPRIVATIONS WHICH MAY OCCUR IN OLD AGE SUCH AS: malnutrition, vitamin deficiencies, deprivation of minerals and water, hypothermia and psychological deprivation.The role of the family doctor in the care of the elderly is discussed by both speakers.