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degrade(upset, remove, reduce, ruin)
17
downgrade(break, cut, check, remove)
15
relegate(reduce, lower, fire, expel)
12
break(upset, remove, reduce, cause)
12
humble(upset, break, reduce, destroy)
11
lower(upset, cut, reduce, destroy)
11
reduce(upset, break, check, ruin)
10
bust(phrasal verb, break, reduce, ruin)
8
abase(upset, reduce, destroy, crush)
8
bump(break, reduce, destroy, damage)
7
depose(remove, reduce, destroy, damage)
7
depress
7
kick downstairs(expression, idiom, break, reduce)
6
demean(upset, reduce, destroy, crush)
6
dismiss(remove, reduce, lower, fire)
6
lessen(cut, check, reduce, destroy)
4
check(reduce, decrease, slow)
4
debase(upset, reduce, destroy, crush)
4
displace(dismiss, overthrow, expel, transfer)
3
decrease(cut, check, reduce, lower)
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