Both Uses
abate
in
The Memory Keeper’s Daughter
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- But by midmorning the storm had begun to abate, and the distant sounds of plows grated through the still air.†
p. 19.4 *
- Phoebe's wheezing had abated and her color had improved; her cheeks were faintly pink.†
p. 93.1abated = became less in amount or intensity
Definitions:
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(1)
(abate) to become less in amount or intensity
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)