ABATE most nearly means
AHold up only
BIncrease only
CBegin only
DReduce
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Reduce
1. 'Abate' carries a negative charge towards decrease.
2. It means to reduce in intensity or amount.
3. Hence option A.
_Source: jkchrome.com SSC Synonyms PDF (Mistral OCR), section on common synonyms_