1
bump off
1
canker(verb, reduce, destroy, damage, diminish)
1
cast down(verb, expression, upset, reduce, destroy)
1
cause instability(verb, expression, reduce, ruin, weaken)
1
cave in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, deplane)
1
chagrin(upset, crush, shame, humiliate, chasten)
1
chance
1
chasten(upset, crush, shame, expel, humiliate)
1
cheapen(verb, reduce, destroy, damage, lower)
1
chuck(dismiss, overthrow, expel, oust, topple)
1
classify
1
confound(verb, upset, reduce, ruin, crush)
1
confuse(verb, upset, crush, shame, subdue)
1
confute(verb, reduce, ruin, weaken, subdue)
1
controvert(verb, reduce, ruin, weaken, subdue)
1
corrupt(verb, reduce, destroy, damage, lower)
1
cow(verb, reduce, ruin, weaken, subdue)
1
crack
1
cripple(verb, reduce, ruin, weaken, subdue)
1
crush(verb, upset, confuse, shame, subdue)
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