abate
/uh-BAYT/verbto lessen in intensity or degree
“By dusk the storm had abated enough to sail.”
- Synonyms
- subside, wane, diminish
- Antonyms
- intensify, escalate
- Memory hook
- a-BATE: the storm beats a retreat.
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