abate
verb
°To bring down or reduce to a lower state, number, degree or estimation.
"Legacies are liable to be abated entirely or in proportion, upon a deficiency of assets."
°To diminish in force or intensity.
"The pain abates."
noun
°(obsolete) abatement. - Sir Thomas Browne.
°An Italian abbot.
synonyms: lessen, diminish, contract, moderate more» , cut short, decrease, subside, decline, humble, depress, fall through, fail