8
comport(verb, conduct, be)
8
sink(verb, upset, reduce, destroy, crush)
7
downgrade(verb, reduce, dismiss, destroy, damage)
6
bring down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, upset, crush)
6
conduct(verb, act, give, play, bear)
6
corrupt(verb, adjective, reduce, destroy, damage)
6
debauch(verb, reduce, ruin, destroy, damage)
6
decry(verb, reduce, destroy, damage, abuse)
6
denigrate(verb, crush, slight, lower, confuse)
6
deport(verb, act, give, play, bear)
6
deprecate(verb, diminish, disparage, deride, depreciate)
6
despise(verb, humble, degrade, humiliate, debase)
6
mortify(verb, upset, crush, respect, lower)
6
scorn(verb, disparage, humble, degrade, humiliate)
5
acquit(verb, act, conduct, be)
5
act(verb, give, bear, conduct, behave)
5
bear(verb, act, give, play, conduct)
5
demote(verb, upset, reduce, destroy, crush)
5
deprave(verb, reduce, ruin, destroy, damage)
5
devalue(verb, reduce, abuse, lower, shame)
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