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ebb

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  1. abate                 
 
1. ebb \'eb\ n [ME ebbe, fr. OE ebba; akin to MD ebbe ebb, OE of from]- 
   more at OF 1: the reflux of the tide toward the sea  2: a point or 
   condition of decline 
2. ebb vi 1: to recede from the flood  2: to fall from a higher to a lower 
   level or from a better to a worse stat e