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ebb

noun
The act or process of becoming less active or intense: abatement, letup, remission, slackening, subsidence, wane. See increase
verb
  1. To grow or cause to grow gradually less: abate, decrease, diminish, drain, dwindle, lessen, let up, peter (out), rebate, reduce, tail away or off , taper (off). See increase
  2. To move back or away from a point, limit, or mark: recede, retract, retreat, retrocede, retrograde, retrogress. See approach
  3. To become or cause to become less active or intense: abate, bate, die (away, down, off, or out), ease (off or up), fall, fall off, lapse, let up, moderate, remit, slacken, slack off, subside, wane. See increase

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