| abate definitions |
| # | Definition | Sets |
| 1 | to lessen | 133 sets |
| 2 | to lessen in violence or intensity | 84 sets |
| 3 | become less in amount or intensity | 72 sets |
| 4 | to reduce | 72 sets |
| 5 | subside or moderate | 61 sets |
| 6 | lessen | 55 sets |
| 7 | to reduce in amount, degree, or severity | 51 sets |
| 8 | to become weaker; to decrease | 46 sets |
| 9 | to subside; to reduce | 45 sets |
| 10 | to reduce, lessen | 43 sets |
| 11 | to lessen in intensity or degree | 42 sets |
| 12 | to lessen to subside | 30 sets |
| 13 | to reduce in intensity or amount | 27 sets |
| 14 | reduce | 27 sets |
| 15 | to decrease, to reduce | 26 sets |
| 16 | to decrease, reduce | 24 sets |
| 17 | subside | 24 sets |
| 18 | decrease | 24 sets |
| 19 | to reduce in amount | 22 sets |
| 20 | to decrease in amount or degree | 21 sets |
| 21 | (v.) to make less in amount, degree, etc.; to subside, become less; to nullify; to deduct, omit | 20 sets |
| 22 | to lessen; to decrease | 20 sets |
| 23 | decrease, reduce | 20 sets |
| 24 | to lessen, decrease | 18 sets |
| 25 | (v.) - to lessen, to reduce in severity | 17 sets |
| 26 | to become weaker; to decrease. | 17 sets |
| 27 | to make less in amount, degree, etc.; to subside, become less; to nullify; to deduct, omit | 17 sets |
| 28 | to make less in amount | 16 sets |
| 29 | to lessen in violence | 13 sets |
| 30 | to reduce in amount, degree, or intensity | 13 sets |
| 31 | v. to lessen in amount, intensity or strength | 13 sets |
| 32 | v. to become weaker; to decrease | 13 sets |
| 33 | to put an end to | 12 sets |
| 34 | to become weaker | 12 sets |
| 35 | subside, decrease, lessen | 12 sets |
| 36 | to decrease | 12 sets |
| 37 | reduce, lessen | 11 sets |
| 38 | to lessen in intensity | 11 sets |
| 39 | subside; decrease; lessen | 11 sets |
| 40 | (verb) to lessen in intensity or degree | 10 sets |