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| NOUN | 1 | abatement, suspension, respite, reprieve, hiatus | An interruption in the intensity or amount of something |
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| 2 | abatement | The act of abating |
| Sounds | ahbey'tmahnt |
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| Rhymes | abandonment, aberrant, abhorrent, and 658 more rhymes in ahnt... |
| Meaning | An interruption in the intensity or amount of something. |
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| Synonyms | suspension, respite, reprieve, hiatus |
| Broader | interruption, break |
| Narrower | defervescence; remission, remittal, subsidence |
| Verbs | abate |
| Meaning | The act of abating. |
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| Examples | "laws enforcing noise abatement" |
| Broader | moderation, mitigation |
| Narrower | abatement of a nuisance, nuisance abatement |
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