| abate | | |
| v. (change) | 1. abate, slack, slake | make less active or intense. |
| ~ minify, decrease, lessen | make smaller.; "He decreased his staff" |
| v. (change) | 2. abate, die away, let up, slack, slack off | become less in amount or intensity.; "The storm abated"; "The rain let up after a few hours" |
| ~ decrease, diminish, lessen, fall | decrease in size, extent, or range.; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" |
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