Lessens
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">lessens</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for ebbs that I've seen before include "Declines gradually" , "Subsides" , "Flows back - declines" , "fades away" , "Wanes" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">lessens</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(abating is a kind of lessening)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for abates that I've seen before include "Makes less intense" , "Slacks off" , "lowers" , "'Lets up, dies away (6)'" , "Becomes less intense" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">lessens</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(reducing is a kind of lessening)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for reduces that I've seen before include "Secured (anag.)" , "Takes off, weight say" , "Lowers" , "Makes smaller or lower" , "contracts" .)