The Only Use of
abate
in
The Odyssey, by Homer - (translated by: Butler)
- For six days my men kept driving in the best cows and feasting upon them, but when Jove the son of Saturn had added a seventh day, the fury of the gale abated; we therefore went on board, raised our masts, spread sail, and put out to sea.†
Book 12abated = became less in amount or intensity
Definition:
to become less in amount or intensity