Abate synonyms and antonyms
ə-bāt'
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Decline is defined as to refuse something, slope downward, become less or to sink from view.
(Chemistry) To decrease the valence of (an atom) by adding electrons.
decrease (related)
To make (a quantity) smaller.
To make less heavy; reduce the load of
To reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of
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To cause to become moderate; make less extreme, violent, etc.; restrain
magnify (antonym)
To cause to seem or appear larger than is really so; increase the apparent size of, esp. by means of a lens or lenses
To vitiate is to corrupt, invalidate or weaken morally.
or out)
To become or cause to become less active or intense
enlarge (antonym)
To make larger; increase in size, volume, extent, etc.; broaden; expand
The definition of annul means to do away with, make null and void or reduce to nothing.
Assuage is defined as to make better or lessen.
To reduce the difficulty of (something).
prolong (antonym)
To lengthen temporally; to put off to a distant time; to postpone.
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unstring
To loosen; relax
To make less severe, as a pain or difficulty.
To take away a desirable part:
To come to an end; terminate
Fall is defined as to drop or come down, often unexpectedly.
To suspend an activity; cease.
To make invalid. Especially applied to contract law.
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To become calm:
To operate or work (against)
To make valueless or useless; bring to nothing
To omit is to leave something out or to fail to do something.
To quash is to suppress or put an end to something.
To decrease or diminish:
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To refrain from exacting (a tax or penalty, for example); cancel.
To cause (a fire) to die down or go out
To subside is to lessen, to become inactive or to sink to lower levels.
To make thinner or narrower at one end.
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To throw or send out; to evacuate; to emit; to discharge.
rise (antonym)
To move upwards.
To diminish slowly and come to an end. Often used with out :
To abate, lessen, lower, etc.
To become or cause to become less active or intense
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From an earlier to a later period or person
So as to be away from or not engaged in work or duty:
To slip or fall; esp., to slip into a specified state
To be unproductive; to not perform one's duties.
To deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like; to make an abatement of.
In a slack manner:
unbrace
To make slack; weaken.
The definition of eradicate is to pull something out by the roots.
intensify (antonym)
To make intense or more intense; increase; strengthen
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amplify (antonym)
To make larger or more powerful; increase.
revive (antonym)
To return to life; to recover life or strength; to live anew; to become reanimated or reinvigorated.
To flow off gradually
To lessen; to bring low.
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To grow less
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