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1 abate
[ə'beɪt]vi* * *[ə'beit](to become less: The storm abated.) słabnąć
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abate — [[t]əbe͟ɪt[/t]] abates, abating, abated VERB If something bad or undesirable abates, it becomes much less strong or severe. [FORMAL] The storms had abated by the time they rounded Cape Horn. ...a crime wave that shows no sign of abating. Syn: die … English dictionary
abate — verb (abated; abating) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French abatre to strike down more at rebate Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. a. to put an end to < abate a nuisance > … New Collegiate Dictionary
abate — verb 1) the storm had abated Syn: subside, die down/away/out, lessen, ease (off), let up, decrease, diminish, moderate, decline, fade, dwindle, recede, tail off, peter out, taper off, wane, ebb … Thesaurus of popular words
die away — verb become less in amount or intensity (Freq. 2) The storm abated The rain let up after a few hours • Syn: ↑abate, ↑let up, ↑slack off, ↑slack • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
slack off — verb become less in amount or intensity The storm abated The rain let up after a few hours • Syn: ↑abate, ↑let up, ↑slack, ↑die away • Derivationally related forms: ↑letup … Useful english dictionary
let up — verb 1. become less in amount or intensity (Freq. 1) The storm abated The rain let up after a few hours • Syn: ↑abate, ↑slack off, ↑slack, ↑die away • Derivationally rel … Useful english dictionary
abate — verb the storm had abated Syn: subside, die down/away/out, lessen, ease (off), let up, decrease, diminish, fade, weaken Ant: intensify … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
abate — /əˈbeɪt / (say uh bayt) verb (abated, abating) –verb (t) 1. to reduce in amount, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish: to abate a tax; to abate one s enthusiasm. 2. Law to put an end to or suppress (a nuisance); suspend or extinguish (an action);… …
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abate — /ə bāt/ vb abat·ed, abat·ing [Old French abattre, literally, to knock down, from a , prefix stressing result + battre to beat] vt 1 a: to put an end to or do away with abate a nuisance b: make void: null … Law dictionary
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