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Abate logo #10101) Alleviate 2) Back off 3) Become less intense 4) Calm down 5) Calm down a beat, somehow 6) Cool 7) Cut down 8) Decline 9) Decline slowly 10) Decrease 11) Decrease in intensity 12) Die away 13) Die down 14) Diminish 15) Diminish in intensity 16) Diminish in strength 17) Diminish or die down 18) Doe gown
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Abate logo #21002• (v. t.) To beat down; to overthrow. • (v. t.) To bring down or reduce from a higher to a lower state, number, or degree; to lessen; to diminish; to contract; to moderate; to cut short; as, to abate a demand; to abate pride, zeal, hope. • (v. t.) To deduct; to omit; as, to abate something from a price. • (v. t.) To blunt. &bull...
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Abate logo #21484To lessen or decrease. After a boil is lanced, the pus can drain and the pain and tenderness abate. From the French abbatre, to beat down.
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Abate logo #21213v. literal meaning is to diminish or doing away with. It is used in the context of putting an end to a problem, such as a public or private nuisance, say, for example this might involve a cause loud noise, a breach of privacy, an encroachment on property by animals, garbage or other unwanted things, or a construction that violates building and safe...
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abate logo #10444weaken; subside
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Abate logo #20972A·bate' (ȧ*bāt') transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Abated , present participle & verbal noun Abating .] [ Old French abatre to beat down, French abattre , Late Latin abatere ; ab or...
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Abate logo #20972A·bate (ȧ*bāt') noun Abatement. [ Obsolete] Sir T. Browne.
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abate logo #20001 to lessen to subside 
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Abate logo #20909Abate: To lessen or decrease. After a boil is lanced, the pus can drain and the pain and tenderness abate. From the French abbatre, to beat down.
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Abate logo #21217In law, the term abate means 'to put an end to'.
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Abate logo #22189To cut away so as to leave parts in relief.
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abate logo #20400[v] - become less in amount or intensity
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abate logo #20974let up verb become less in amount or intensity; `The storm abated`; `The rain let up after a few hours`
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ABATE logo #22370ABATE is a biker organization that promotes more freedom for motorcyclists by limiting restrictive l
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