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Definition of abating : of Abate

Synonyms:

relaxing, restraining, alleviating, composing, pacifying, calming, quieting, moderating, cooling, soothing, easing, subduing, tranquilizing, softening

decrementing, lessening, dwindling, deflating, abbreviating, dying down, diminishing, deducting, contracting, concentrating, shrinking, receding, eroding, truncating, compacting, curtailing, depleting, decreasing, lowering, subsiding, shortening, compressing, abridging, draining

discounting, penalizing, burdening, encumbering, fining, correcting, punishing, disciplining, judging, forfeiting, handicapping, chastising

Usage examples:

• Through thee great Nature's overflowing stores From distant lands are brought unto our doors; Increasing much our comfort and delight, Without abating any civil right. - "The Emigrant Mechanic and Other Tales In Verse Together With Numerous Songs Upon Canadian Subjects", Thomas Cowherd.
• For a time he walked quietly, all the time the fierce fever in his veins slowly abating. - "The Spirit of the Border A Romance of the Early Settlers in the Ohio Valley", Zane Grey.
• But now, only two hours before dawn, the squall still showed no signs of abating. - "Caribbee", Thomas Hoover.