abbattere.

to throw down; to knock down; to bring down; to fell

abbattere l'albero

abbattere l'aereo

to demolish; to destroy

abbattere l'edificio trabbalante

to topple; to overthrow

abbattere il regime tirannico

to reduce dramatically; to cut; to slash

abbattere i costi

to dismay; to demoralize; to discourage

abbattere lo spirito

to kill; to put down

abbattere il maiale

to destroy (an argument, etc.); to refute; to rebut

to leave ajar

to lower

to abolish

to blast chill (to quickly cool down)