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A short stretch of time criminal tries to reduce gradually
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amortise
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. (alternative form of amortize English)
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
v. liquidate gradually [syn: amortize ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Amortise \A*mor"tise\, v., Amortisation \A*mor`ti*sa"tion\, n., Amortisable \A*mor"tis*a*ble\, a., Amortisement \A*mor"tise*ment\, n. Same as Amortize , Amortization , etc.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
chiefly British English spelling of amortize ; for suffix, see -ize . Related: Amortised ; amortising .
Usage examples of amortise.
But forasmuch as the good works that men do while they be in good life be all amortised [killed, deadened] by sin following, and also since all the good works that men do while they be in deadly sin be utterly dead, as for to have the life perdurable [everlasting], well may that man that no good works doth, sing that new French song, J'ai tout perdu -- mon temps et mon labour .