5
debase(verb, upset, cut, reduce, smooth)
5
dishearten(verb, discourage, undermine, dispirit)
5
curtail(verb, cut, check, decline, reduce)
5
deduct(verb, reduce, lower, decrease)
5
downgrade(verb, cut, check, reduce, diminish)
5
explode(verb, cause, value, discredit, disprove)
5
pare(verb, cut, check, reduce, diminish)
5
put down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, upset, crush)
5
shame(verb, upset, dismiss, crush, slight)
5
shave(verb, cut, check, reduce, diminish)
5
shorten(verb, cut, reduce, diminish, lower)
4
debunk(verb, cause, expose, value, discredit)
4
degrade(verb, upset, crush, confuse, shame)
4
exhaust(verb, break, drop, give, reduce)
4
belittle(verb, crush, annoy, subdue, mock)
4
cheapen(verb, cut, reduce, diminish, lower)
4
cut(verb, check, reduce, diminish, lower)
4
devaluate(verb, cut, check, reduce, decrease)
4
devalue(verb, cut, check, reduce, cause)
4
discredit(verb, upset, cause, crush, shame)
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