| clear away(expression, separate, remove, discharge, raise) |
| close(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish) |
| contract(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish) |
| cull |
| cut up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hurt, remove) |
| de-escalate(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish) |
| decapitate(verb, execute, curtail, trim, cream) |
| decline(verb, reduce, ease, diminish, lower) |
| decrease(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish) |
| decussate(cut, divide, curtail, sever, carve) |
| degrade(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish) |
| delete(verb, separate, remove, discharge, raise) |
| deny(verb, exclude) |
| deport(verb, exclude) |
| depose(verb, separate, remove, discharge, raise) |
| dethrone(verb, separate, remove, discharge, raise) |
| dice(cut, divide, curtail, sever, carve) |
| dichotomize |
| die down(verb, expression, decline, reduce, ease) |
| dig out(expression, separate, remove, discharge, raise) |