soft+words
131a|bat´or — a|bate «uh BAYT», verb, a|bat|ed, a|bat|ing. –v.t. 1. to make less in force or intensity; decrease; diminish: »The medicine abated his pain. Soft words did not abate her fury …
132a|bat´er — a|bate «uh BAYT», verb, a|bat|ed, a|bat|ing. –v.t. 1. to make less in force or intensity; decrease; diminish: »The medicine abated his pain. Soft words did not abate her fury …
