ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsAabate
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abate
Meaning: to lessen in strength or intensity
abate in a sentence
How abate is used in real sentences:
When the storm abated, we walked outside.
The fever finally abated after three days of rest.
“Their frustration did not abate until Inez suggested handles that could be found without looking.”
— from the passage The Turning Walls
Synonyms for abate
Other words for abate — subside, diminish and wane — carry the same meaning.
Antonyms of abate
Words that mean the opposite of abate:
- intensify
- grow
Where it comes from
From Old French abattre 'to beat down'
Memory hook
A-BATE — BAT it down until it shrinks.