English dictionary

abate

/@/'b/eI/t/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

make less active or intense

verb.change

Synonyms slack slake

Source: WordNet 3.0
become less in amount or intensity

verb.change

Examples
The storm abated.

Synonyms die away let up slack slack off

Source: WordNet 3.0
To beat down; to overthrow.

verb

Source: webster1913
To decrease, or become less in strength or violence; as, pain <i>abates</i>, a storm <i>abates</i>.

verb

Source: webster1913