noun
1. an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
• Syn: ↑suspension, ↑respite, ↑reprieve, ↑hiatus
• Derivationally related forms: ↑abate, ↑suspend (for: ↑suspension)
• Hypernyms: ↑interruption, ↑break
• Hyponyms: ↑defervescence, ↑remission, ↑remittal, ↑subsidence
2. the act of abating
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laws enforcing noise abatement
• Hypernyms: ↑moderation, ↑mitigation
• Hyponyms: ↑abatement of a nuisance, ↑nuisance abatement
Useful english dictionary. 2012.