ABATE
Dictionary entry overview: What does abate mean?
• ABATE (verb)
The verb ABATE has 2 senses:
1. make less active or intense
2. become less in amount or intensity
Familiarity information: ABATE used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ABATE (verb)
Meaning:
Make less active or intense
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
abate; slake; slack
Hypernyms (to "abate" is one way to...):
decrease; lessen; minify (make smaller)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Become less in amount or intensity
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
die away; let up; slack off; abate; slack
Context examples:
The storm abated / The rain let up after a few hours
Hypernyms (to "abate" is one way to...):
decrease; diminish; fall; lessen (decrease in size, extent, or range)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
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