2
disparage(verb, reduce, destroy, damage, diminish)
2
drum out(expression, dismiss, overthrow, expel, oust)
2
expel(transfer, excommunicate, unfrock, downgrade, defrock)
2
hold back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, reduce, lower)
2
let out(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
2
remove(overthrow, transfer, oust, topple, downgrade)
2
replace
2
ruin(verb, reduce, weaken, subdue)
2
unfrock(dismiss, overthrow, expel, oust, topple)
2
unseat(verb, dismiss, overthrow, expel, oust)
2
weaken(verb, reduce, ruin, destroy, damage)
1
give
1
abash(upset, crush, shame, humiliate, chasten)
1
assign(verb, transfer, downgrade)
1
bemean(verb, upset, reduce, destroy, crush)
1
bench(verb, break, reduce, destroy, damage)
1
boot
1
boot out(expression, dismiss, overthrow, expel, oust)
1
breach
1
bring down(verb, expression, upset, cut, crush)
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