v. t. [ F. rebattre to beat again; pref. re- re- + battre to beat, L. batuere to beat, strike. See Abate. ]
But doth rebate and blunt his natural edge. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Rebated cross,
v. i. To abate; to withdraw. [ Obs. ] Foxe. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
n. [ See Rabbet. ]
v. t. To cut a rebate in. See Rabbet, v. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. OF. rabatement, fr. rabatre to diminish, F. rabattre. ] Same as 3d Rebate, v. [ 1913 Webster ]