Abate and Contract

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Abate

Abate verb - To grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually.
Usage example: interest in the author's home abated as her novels waned in popularity
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Contract and abate are semantically related in quantity topic. In some cases you can use "Contract" instead a verb "Abate", when it comes to topics like decline.
Nearby Words: abatement, abating

Contract

Contract verb - To become smaller in size or volume through the drawing together of particles of matter.
Usage example: metal contracts at low temperatures
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Abate and contract are semantically related in quantity topic. Sometimes you can use "Abate" instead a verb "Contract", if it concerns topics such as decline, condense.
Nearby Words: contracted, contraction, contracting, contractual, contractor

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kind abate kind contract kind
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