Abate
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Abate verb – To make smaller in amount, volume, or extent. Usage example: a couple of aspirin should abate the pain
Minimize and abate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Minimize" instead a verb "Abate".
Nearby Words: abatement, abating
Synonyms for Abate
Minimize
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Minimize verb – To express scornfully one's low opinion of. Abate and minimize are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Abate" instead a verb "Minimize".
Nearby Words: minimise, minimum, minimal, minimization, minimizing
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Minimize and Abate. (2016). Retrieved 2021, January 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/abate/minimize
Abate & Minimize. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jan. 2021. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/abate/minimize>.
Minimize or Abate. 2016. Accessed January 21, 2021. https://thesaurus.plus/related/abate/minimize.
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