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Detailed Synonyms for abate in English

abate:

to abate verb (abates, abated, abating)

  1. to abate
    – become less in amount or intensity 1
    dilute
    – lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture 1
    to abate
    – become less in amount or intensity 1
    • abate verb (abates, abated, abating)
      • The storm abated1
    to weaken
    – become weaker 1
    • weaken verb (weakens, weakened, weakening)
      • The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days1
    adulterate; to lessen; to become weak; lose strength
    to enervate
    – weaken mentally or morally 1
    • enervate verb (enervates, enervated, enervating)
    to enfeeble
    – make weak 1
    • enfeeble verb (enfeebles, enfeebled, enfeebling)
  2. to abate
    – become less in amount or intensity 1
    to slack; to abate; to die away; let up; slack off
    – become less in amount or intensity 1
    • slack verb (slacks, slacked, slacking)
    • abate verb (abates, abated, abating)
      • The storm abated1
    • die away verb (dies away, died away, dying away)
    • let up verb
      • The rain let up after a few hours1
    • slack off verb
  3. to abate
    – make less active or intense 1
    to slack; to abate; slake
    – make less active or intense 1
    • slack verb (slacks, slacked, slacking)
    • abate verb (abates, abated, abating)
    • slake verb

Conjugations for abate:

present
  1. abate
  2. abate
  3. abates
  4. abate
  5. abate
  6. abate
simple past
  1. abated
  2. abated
  3. abated
  4. abated
  5. abated
  6. abated
present perfect
  1. have abated
  2. have abated
  3. has abated
  4. have abated
  5. have abated
  6. have abated
past continuous
  1. was abating
  2. were abating
  3. was abating
  4. were abating
  5. were abating
  6. were abating
future
  1. shall abate
  2. will abate
  3. will abate
  4. shall abate
  5. will abate
  6. will abate
continuous present
  1. am abating
  2. are abating
  3. is abating
  4. are abating
  5. are abating
  6. are abating
subjunctive
  1. be abated
  2. be abated
  3. be abated
  4. be abated
  5. be abated
  6. be abated
diverse
  1. abate!
  2. let's abate!
  3. abated
  4. abating
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "abate":

  1. become less in amount or intensity1
    • The storm abated1
  2. make less active or intense1