abates

The word “abates” has 2 syllables: a-bates

It's pronounced as /əˈbeɪts/

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In the thesaurus, “abates” has 134 synonyms and 75 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for abates along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for abates

abbreviates
abolishes
aborts
abridges
abrogates
alleviates
annihilates
annuls
avoids
bankrupts
bans
bereaves
breaks down
calls
calls off
cancels
cheats
clips
collapses
compresses
condenses
constricts
contracts
countermands
crops
curtails
cuts
cuts back
cuts down
de-escalates
declines
decreases
deducts
deflates
defrauds
dents
denudes
depletes
deprives
diminishes
disallows
disannuls
discounts
disfurnishes
dismisses
dissolves
divests
docks
does away with
downscales
downsizes
drops
dwindles
eases
ebbs
eliminates
enjoins
eradicates
erases
evaporates
falls
falls away
flags
forbids
gives out
impoverishes
invalidates
knocks down
knocks off
lessens
lets up
liquidates
lowers
minimizes
moderates
modifies
modulates
negates
nicks
nullifies
nulls
outlaws
overrides
overrules
overturns
palls
pares
phases down
prohibits
prunes
qualifies
quashes
recalls
recedes
reduces
rejects
relaxes
relents
remits
removes
repeals
rescinds
retracts
retrenches
reverses
revokes
rolls back
sets aside
shortchanges
shortens
shrinks
sinks
slackens
slashes
strikes down
strips
subsides
subtracts
suspends
takes off
tapers
tapers off
throws out
trims
truncates
vacates
vanishes
vetoes
voids
wanes
weakens
whittles
withdraws
writes off

Antonyms for abates

accumulates
adds
adjoins
aggrandizes
allows
amplifies
annexes
appears
appends
approves
augments
authorizes
balloons
blows up
boosts
bourgeons
builds
burgeons
clears
commands
complements
compounds
decrees
dilates
distends
elongates
emerges
enacts
endorses
enhances
enlarges
escalates
establishes
expands
extends
formalizes
founds
grows
heightens
increases
indorses
inflates
institutes
intensifies
lays down
legalizes
legislates
legitimates
legitimizes
lengthens
magnifies
mandates
mounts
multiplies
mushrooms
orders
passes
permits
picks up
prescribes
prolongs
protracts
raises
ratifies
redoubles
rises
sanctions
shows up
snowballs
soars
supplements
swells
validates
warrants
waxes

Meanings of abates

noun
1. Abatement.
2. An Italian abbot, or other member of the clergy.
verb
1. (obsolete outside law) To put an end to; to cause to cease.
2. To become null and void.
3. To nullify; make void.
4. To humble; to lower in status; to bring someone down physically or mentally.
5. To be humbled; to be brought down physically or mentally.
6. To curtail; to deprive.
7. To reduce in amount, size, or value.
8. To decrease in size, value, or amount.
9. To moderate; to lessen in force, intensity, to subside.
10. To decrease in intensity or force; to subside.
11. To deduct or omit.
12. To bar or except.
13. To cut away or hammer down, in such a way as to leave a figure in relief, as a sculpture, or in metalwork.
14. To dull the edge or point of; to blunt.
15. To destroy, or level to the ground.
16. To enter a tenement without permission after the owner has died and before the heir takes possession.

Example Sentences

As the storm passes, the intensity of the rain gradually abates.
With proper medication, the symptoms of the illness begin to abate.
The teacher's strict policy on late assignments never abates throughout the school year.
The tension between the two colleagues finally abates after a productive discussion.
The traffic congestion typically abates during the late evening hours.

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