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abate


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  abate 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  abate 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  abate 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  abate 
 
  2  senses  of  abate 
 
  Sense  1 
  slake,  abate,  slack 
  =>  decrease,  lessen,  minify 
 
  Sense  2 
  abate,  let  up  slack  off  slack,  die  away 
  =>  decrease,  diminish,  lessen,  fall 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  abate 
 
  abate  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  abate 
 
  Sense  1 
  slake,  abate,  slack 
  =>  decrease,  lessen,  minify 
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  Sense  2 
  abate,  let  up  slack  off  slack,  die  away 
  =>  decrease,  diminish,  lessen,  fall 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  abate 
  abatement 
 
  Overview  of  verb  abate 
 
  The  verb  abate  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  slake,  abate,  slack  --  (make  less  active  or  intense) 
  2.  abate,  let  up  slack  off  slack,  die  away  --  (become  less  in  amount  or  intensity;  "The  storm  abated") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  abate 
 
  The  verb  abate  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  slake,  abate,  slack  --  (make  less  active  or  intense) 
  2.  abate,  let  up  slack  off  slack,  die  away  --  (become  less  in  amount  or  intensity;  "The  storm  abated") 



abate definition