Both Uses of
abate
in
Pride and Prejudice
- The morrow produced no abatement of Mrs. Bennet's ill-humour or ill health.†
Chpt 21 *
- I told him, moreover, that I believed myself mistaken in supposing, as I had done, that your sister was indifferent to him; and as I could easily perceive that his attachment to her was unabated, I felt no doubt of their happiness together.†
Chpt 58
Definition:
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(abate) to become less in amount or intensity