| Self-punishment is abated by observing other members modeling appropriate emotional responses to various experiences. |
| The spring saw the quick end of major combat abroad, while the threat of a widespread SARS epidemic abated. |
| It is not so much that Neil's blend of chippiness and egomania has abated, but that it has simply found its perfect outlet. |
| Glancing toward the window, he noted that the light, steady drizzle had not abated. |
| An electrician arrived in a ladder truck and fixed the fault before the storm abated. |
| He looked up at the gray overcast sky and wondered how it was possible that this storm could have abated so quickly. |
