Word:
Abate
Status:
Verb (transitive)
Meaning:
To become weaker: to decrease in strength.
Sentences:
1) We waited for the wind to abate.
2) Interest in the author's home abated as her novels waned in popularity.
Origin:
Middle English, Anglo-French abatre which means 'to strike down'.
First use:
13th century
Synonyms:
decrease, decline, de-escalate, die, dwindle
Antonyms:
accumulate, balloon, build, enlarge, escalate.
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