| minify(verb, decline, reduce, restrain, ease) |
| moderate(verb, adjective, control, cut, check) |
| pare down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, reduce) |
| reap(verb, cut, level, divide, score) |
| retard(verb, control, reduce, restrain, delay) |
| subside(verb, drop, cut, decline, reduce) |
| synopsize(verb, concentrate, squeeze, compact, compress) |
| taper(verb, drop, cut, decline, reduce) |
| subtract(verb, subtract) |
| Curb |
| bar(verb, reject, prohibit) |
| bate |
| circumscribe(verb, hold, control, restrain, curb) |
| cramp(verb, restrain, limit, restrict, arrest) |
| decline(verb, drop, cut, reduce, ease) |
| deny(verb, control, reject, restrain, limit) |
| deprive of(verb, expression, phrasal verb, taking, nonaddition subtraction) |
| deter(verb, hold, control, restrain, curb) |
| detract(verb, reduce, diminish, lower, decrease) |
| downgrade(verb, cut, check, reduce, diminish) |