Abate.
Synonyms:
| decline, | ebb, | mitigate, | reduce, |
| decrease, | lessen, | moderate, | subside. |
| diminish, | lower, | ||
The storm, the fever, the pain abates. Interest declines. Misfortunes may be mitigated, desires moderated, intense anger abated, population decreased, taxes reduced. We abate a nuisance, terminate a controversy, suppress a rebellion. See ALLEVIATE.
Antonyms:
| aggravate, | enhance, | foment, | rage, |
| amplify, | enlarge, | increase, | raise, |
| continue, | extend, | magnify, | revive. |
| develop, | |||
Prepositions:
Abate in fury; abated by law.