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to abate
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
State verb
Regular
Present tense
abate
3rd person singular
abates
Present participle
abating
Past simple
abated
Past participle
abated
Examples
After the storm passed, the wind began to abate, and the rain eased to a drizzle.
02
to lessen the power or intensity of something
Transitive: to abate an undesirable situation
Examples
Efforts to control pollution are currently underway, aiming to abate environmental damage.
