to beat to obtuseness; to deprive of keenness; to blunt; to turn back the point of, as a lance used for exercise.-to deduct from; to make a discount from, as interest due, or customs duties.-to abate; to withdraw.-diminution.-deduction; abatement; as, a rebate of interest for immediate payment; a rebate of importation duties.-a rectangular longitudinal recess or groove, cut in the corner or edge of any body; a rabbet. see rabbet.-a piece of wood hafted into a long stick, and serving to beat out mortar.-an iron tool sharpened something like a chisel, and used for dressing and polishing wood.-a kind of hard freestone used in making pavements.-to cut a rebate in. see rabbet, v.