Definition of "abated" []

• Simple past tense and past participle of abate. (verb)

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• "The world waited with baited breath (or is that bated breath, as in abated?) for the results of Northampton County judicial and county elections."
• "The rain abated in the afternoon and the course drained well enough to resume play at 4 p.m."
• "Afterwards, as my pain abated, I began to be haunted by occasional memories of something pleasant that had crossed my dreary life; visions of a brave, bright young face, ready alike to battle with and enjoy the world."