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[ verb ] become less in amount or intensity

Examples

"The storm abated" "The rain let up after a few hours"

Used in print

(Chester G. Starr, The Origins of Greek Civili...)

The storms of the past had died_away , and the great upheaval which was to mark the following century had not_yet begun to disturb men 's minds .

(Whit Masterson, Evil Come, Evil Go....)

The music died_away discordantly .

Related terms

decrease letup

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