Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Abature /(ȧb"ȧ*tū̇r; 135)/ · Ab·a·ture · IPA /ˈæb.ə.tjʊɹ/ 01 n. Grass and sprigs beaten or trampled down by a stag passing through them. 1. Grass and sprigs beaten or trampled down by a stag passing through them.