adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of ebb form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Having receded, or reduced in amount, intensity, or importance; diminished.

   "And the ebbed man, ne'er loved till ne'er worth love, Comes deared, by being lacked."

Synonyms

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abateabatementablateadvanceascendback

Example

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"I walked along the beach when the tide ebbed."

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