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abate

/ə'beɪt/

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verb
become less in amount or intensity
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"The storm abated"

Similar:

die away let up slack slack off

type of:
fall diminish decrease lessen
verb
make less active or intense
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Similar:

slack slake

type of:
decrease minify lessen

Examples of abate

"The storm abated"