to abate
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6.8
- verb
- /əˈbeɪt/
- But within a short time, as twilight approached, the rain abated, becoming a gentle evening mist.
- abate pollution
- abate the hazard
- abate the risk
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- Basically anything that helps abate their insecurity.
- And do you think its present surge will abate anytime soon?
- The headache would abate a little bit.
- You know, that has largely abated quite a bit.
- I think that anger has abated over time.
- And we see this global terrorism threat has not abated, right.
- And if people deal with that stress, if they know how to prevent it, their illness abates, which means that it's not a thing that's separate.
- But that locked up feeling of helplessness does gradually abate and I promise you it feels like liberation.
- I'll be frank, if for some reason your narcissist is no longer in your life, actually a lot of these patterns will abate.
- In my in my life, the debate between socialism and capitalism is not abated.
Examples
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But as the economic recovery began, the sense of crisis abated in some countries.
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As soon as these winds abate, we'll have the helicopters up running search patterns.
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And that is good because when supply chain issues abate, prices can go down.
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In the next couple of weeks the pain should abate, then one more operation.
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So that is not going to abate anytime soon.
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The headache would abate a little bit.
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And do you think its present surge will abate anytime soon?
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I think that anger has abated over time.
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The fierce competition for readers should abate as the most established, best-organized papers emerge.
Academic text (1993) -
As the storm passed, the wind began to abate, allowing us to go outside again.
Synonyms
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2.8
To make people and things less strong or effective
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3.7
To become less in size, importance, or value
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2.1
To make something weaker or in a worse state
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2.8
To make something smaller in amount or strength
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4.8
To move back or become less strong
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3.7
To make something less strong or strict
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6.8
To make something spread out and disappear, for example fog or tension
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3.7
To make something less strong, for example a sound, color or feeling
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3.8
To become less strong, especially for bad weather, pain, or pressure
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5.1
To become smaller or less in number over time
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4.4
Smaller in size, strength or importance
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6.4
To become less in size, amount, or strength
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4.1
Gradually become less strong until a feeling is gone
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2.7
To become less strong or loud over time
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4.4
Make something less strong or noticeable, for example sound and feeling
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4.5
Make a tense or dangerous situation calmer
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3.9
To become less strong or busy
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4.0
To become gradually less strong or severe
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4.1
Make something, like a taste, sound, or plan, less strong
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6.9
To make fear, anger, or worry less strong
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4.1
To make a feeling, sound, or action less strong
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5.7
Reduce the strength of feelings or public anger
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4.2
To become quieter and then stop
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5.6
To make a conflict or tense situation less dangerous and calmer
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5.5
To make a feeling, sound, or pain less strong
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7.9
To make something weaker, like sound or light
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5.9
To make something smaller gradually by cutting or wearing it away
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7.3
To become less strong or less tight
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4.6
Slowly get smaller in number or amount until nothing remains
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2.1
Smaller in amount, degree, or strength
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Etymology
The word abate comes from an old French word that meant 'to beat down' and is like the English word beat. So to abate something is to 'beat down' its strength and make it less strong.