abatement
English Thesaurus
1. the act of abating (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | mitigation, moderation, |
| definition | : | the action of lessening in severity or intensity (noun.act) |
2. an interruption in the intensity or amount of something (noun.event)
| hypernym | : | break, interruption, |
| definition | : | some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | defervescence, |
| definition | : | abatement of a fever as indicated by a reduction in body temperature (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | remission, remittal, subsidence, |
| definition | : | an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease) (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | freeze, suspend, |
| definition | : | stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | freeze, suspend, |
| definition | : | stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it (verb.change) |
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