abate
v. reduce, decrease, lessen; become less, diminish; annul, suppress (Law) | ||||
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Abating Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Abating
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Abate
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Abate
| WordNet 2.0 |
abating
Adjective
1. decreasing in amount or intensity
(synonym) subsiding
(similar) decreasing
Adjective
1. decreasing in amount or intensity
(synonym) subsiding
(similar) decreasing
abate
Verb
1. make less active or intense
(synonym) slake, slack
(hypernym) decrease, lessen, minify
2. become less in amount or intensity; "The storm abated"; "The rain let up after a few hours"
(synonym) let up, slack off, slack, die away
(hypernym) decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
(derivation) suspension, respite, reprieve, hiatus, abatement