| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | An amount deducted: abatement, deduction, discount, reduction. See INCREASE. | | VERB: | 1. To grow or cause to grow gradually less: abate, decrease, diminish, drain, dwindle, ebb, lessen, let up, peter (out), reduce, tail away or (off), taper (off). See INCREASE. 2. To take away (a quantity) from another quantity: abate, deduct, discount, subtract, take (off). Informal : knock off. See INCREASE.
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