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laantua — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • abate verb To become less strong or severe; to die down.
  • relent verb To finally agree to something after initially refusing, or to become less harsh.
  • subside verb To become calmer, weaker, or less intense over time.
  • tranquilize verb To calm (a person or animal) or put them to sleep using a tranquilizer dart.

Senses

laantua is used for these senses in English:

  • abate To decrease in force or intensity; to subside. [from 14th c.]
  • die down (intransitive, idiomatic) To become less virulent or strong; to subside.
  • relent (intransitive) To slacken; to abate.
  • slack off (intransitive) To decrease in intensity; to ease off; to diminish; to die down.
  • subside (intransitive) To fall into a state of calm; to be calm again; to settle down; to become tranquil; to abate.
  • tranquilize (intransitive, obsolete, rare) To become tranquil.

abate — full definition

  1. verb To become less strong or severe; to die down.
  2. verb (law) To cancel or bring a legal matter to an end.

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