abate
[verb]
Synonyms: decrease, decline, diminish, dwindle, fade, lessen, let up, moderate, relax, slacken, subside, weaken

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Antonyms: revive, rise
Contrasted words: augment, expand, extend, increase, mount, rage, soar, surge
Related Idioms: run its course
Related Words: decrease, diminish, dwindle, lessen, weaken

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a‧bate /əˈbeɪt/ verb [intransitive]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: abattre 'to beat down, kill']
formal to become less strong or decrease Synonym : subside:
We waited for the storm to abate.

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