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abate
(/@/'b/eI/t )

noun (n)

  • Abatement.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • make less active or intense(verb.change)
    Synonym:
    slack, slake
    source: wordnet30
  • become less in amount or intensity(verb.change)
    Example:
    The storm abated.
    Synonym:
    die away, let up, slack, slack off
    source: wordnet30
  • To beat down; to overthrow.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To decrease, or become less in strength or violence; as, pain abates, a storm abates.(verb)
    source: webster1913

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