abatement (noun) - the act or condition of lessening or reducing; that which is lessened or reduced; mitigation, suppression, or termination [uh-beyt-muhnt]
BREAKDOWN: A- (toward) + BAT- (beat) + -MENT (act or state)
to abate means to diminish in force or intensity
“Friendship improves happiness and abates misery by doubling our joys and dividing our grief” —Marcus Tullius Cicero