4
exacerbate(verb, degenerate, degrade, worsen)
4
hit the skids(verb, expression, idiom, drop, strong)
4
pervert(verb, change, decline, hurt, reduce)
4
shrivel(verb, drop, cut, decline, reduce)
4
slacken(verb, stop, drop, cut, decline)
4
turn(verb, decline, return, weaken, lessen)
4
undermine(verb, decline, fail, damage, harm)
3
damage(verb, hurt, reduce, destroy, lower)
3
abase(verb, reduce, destroy, damage, diminish)
3
adulterate(verb, cut, decline, ruin, fail)
3
become rotten
3
become worse(verb, expression, idiom, decline, weaken)
3
break down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, break)
3
come down(verb, worsen)
3
contaminate(cut, hurt, thin, spoil, corrupt)
3
discolor(verb, decline, weaken, lessen, degenerate)
3
disimprove(verb, drop, decline, reduce, fall)
3
downgrade(verb, reduce, destroy, damage, diminish)
3
fatigue(verb, decline, diminish, use, weary)
3
fizzle(verb, phrasal verb, strong, decline, increase)
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