| hurt(verb, blemish) |
| knead(verb, smooth, clean, spread, stroke) |
| lessen(verb, detract) |
| levigate(verb, beat, reduce, crush, shatter) |
| make mincemeat of(expression, idiom) |
| mark(verb, score, blemish, graze) |
| mash(verb, crush, grind, pulp, macerate) |
| mill(verb, beat, reduce, crush, shatter) |
| pare(verb, trim, strip, scrape, scuff) |
| perturb(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb) |
| slit(verb, blemish) |
| thin(scuff, grate, nonaddition subtraction) |
| worsen |
| aggravate(verb, upset, bother, raise, annoy) |
| atomize(verb, beat, reduce, crush, shatter) |
| attenuate(verb, reduce, crush, slice, chop) |
| badger(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb) |
| be at(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb) |
| break(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb) |
| bruise(verb, pulverulence) |