| VERB | change | abate, slake, slack | make less active / active / active or intense |
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| change | abate, let up, slack off, slack, die away | become less in amount or intensity |
| Sounds | ahbey't | |
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| Rhymes | abbreviate ... welterweight: 539 rhymes with eyt... | |
| Meaning | make less active / active / active or intense. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | slake, slack | |
| Broader | decrease, lessen, minify | make smaller |
| Catalan | disminuir, reduir | |
| Spanish | aflojar, reducir | |
| Adjectives | abatable | capable of being abated |
| Nouns | abator | a person who abates a nuisance |
| Meaning | Become less in amount or intensity. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "The storm abated" | |
| Synonyms | let up, slack off, slack, die away | |
| Broader | decrease, diminish, lessen, fall | decrease in size, extent, or range |
| Catalan | cedir, cessar, morir, parar | |
| Spanish | ceder | |
| Nouns | abatement | an interruption in the intensity or amount of something |
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