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                    as in decreasing
                                                
              
          
                                                      to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually                                       
              
                             interest in the author's home abated as her novels waned in popularity                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in reducing
                                                
              
          
                                                      to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent                                       
              
                             a couple of aspirin should abate the pain                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in abolishing
                                                
              
          
                                                      to put an end to by formal action                                       
              
                             asked the appellate court to abate the lower court's ruling allowing the patient to be removed from life support                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in subtracting
                                                
              
          
                                                      to take away (an amount or number) from a total                                       
              
                             I managed to get the used car dealer to abate $200 from the sticker price                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in stripping
                                                
              
          
                                                      to take something away from                                       
              
                             recurring problems could not abate her of her enthusiasm for the project                         
                
                                                                                                                                
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as in subsiding
                                                                                                                                                    
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