14
demote(verb, upset, remove, reduce, ruin)
14
dishonour(verb, humiliate)
13
cheapen(verb, cut, reduce, ruin, destroy)
13
debauch(verb, reduce, ruin, destroy, damage)
13
pervert(verb, decline, reduce, ruin, destroy)
12
deprave(verb, decline, reduce, ruin, destroy)
12
deteriorate(verb, cut, decline, reduce, ruin)
12
taint(noun, verb, cut, ruin, harm)
11
adulterate(verb, cut, decline, ruin, fail)
11
lessen(verb, decline, reduce, destroy, fail)
11
mortify(verb, upset, trouble, dull, reduce)
10
contaminate(verb, cut, ruin, harm, thin)
10
deprecate(verb, oppose, dismiss, criticize, scorn)
10
depress(verb, reduce, crush, confuse, shame)
10
desecrate(verb, shame, corrupt, stain, disparage)
10
devalue(verb, cut, reduce, ruin, diminish)
10
tarnish(verb, shame, dirty, corrupt, foul)
10
weaken(verb, upset, dull, cut, decline)
9
bump(verb, reduce, dismiss, destroy, damage)
9
defame(verb, ruin, oppose, dismiss, destroy)
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