1 to become less strong, or to make something less strong: --
2 if something such as a price or level abates, it goes up more slowly than before, or it goes down: --
3 to become or make something become weaker, lower, less serious, etc.: --
As the complication phase abated, the patients experienced that they regained hopefulness and had time to reflect on existential issues.
The brisk counterpoint and stern tone abates only briefly towards the end, for a moment of hymn-like unity on the words 'be pious, be wise'.
Unfortunately, it appears that the confusion has not abated.
All this can be interpreted as an attempt to diminish the cost of abating pollution from buses and trucks.
However, this study also identifies other factors that cause agricultural extensification at the household level to abate.
At the same time it may be cheaper to abate today than in the future.
The other five sources considered in this study would compensate for this by abating more than their legislated requirements.
Her suffering abated insofar as the framework of self against which illness is experienced and understood disintegrated.