64 entries under lessen topic. ×

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pare(verb, cut, check, reduce, decrease)
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pervert(verb, reduce, destroy, damage, diminish)
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prune(verb, cut, check, reduce, decrease)
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rule out(verb, expression, reduce, destroy, damage)
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run down(verb, expression, reduce, destroy, damage)
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shave(verb, cut, check, reduce, decrease)
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shoot down(verb, expression, reduce, destroy, damage)
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slam(verb, reduce, destroy, damage, diminish)
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soften(verb, cut, check, reduce, decrease)
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take down a peg(verb, expression, idiom, upset, break)
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tear down(verb, expression, reduce, destroy, damage)
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tone down(verb, expression, cut, check, reduce)
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undervalue(verb, cut, check, reduce, lower)
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vitiate(verb, reduce, destroy, damage, diminish)
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write off(verb, expression, cut, check, reduce)
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abate(verb, cut, check, reduce, decrease)
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be mean(verb, diminish, degenerate, debase)
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clip(verb, cut, check, reduce, decrease)
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cut back(verb, expression, cut, check, reduce)
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moderate(verb, cut, check, reduce, decrease)
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