229 entries under verb topic. ×

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run down(expression, reduce, destroy, damage)
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set back(expression, phrasal verb, break, reduce)
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shame(upset, reduce, destroy, crush)
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shave(cut, check, reduce, decrease)
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shoot down(expression, reduce, destroy, damage)
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sink(upset, reduce, destroy, crush)
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slam(reduce, destroy, damage, diminish)
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soften(cut, check, reduce, decrease)
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stop
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subdue(upset, reduce, ruin, crush)
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take down(expression, upset, reduce, destroy)
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take down a peg(expression, idiom, upset, break)
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tame(reduce, ruin, weaken, subdue)
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tear down(expression, reduce, destroy, damage)
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tone down(expression, cut, check, reduce)
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transgress
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undermine(reduce, ruin, weaken, subdue)
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undervalue(cut, check, reduce, lower)
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upset(remove, dismiss, crush, confuse)
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vitiate(reduce, destroy, damage, diminish)
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