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stigmatize(insult, slander, libel)
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subtract from(expression, take, reduce, diminish)
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sully(criticize, insult, disparage, belittle)
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take away from(expression, idiom, reduce, diminish)
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take from(expression, phrasal verb, withdraw, withhold)
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tarnish(criticize, insult, disparage, belittle)
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turn(move, change, bear, reverse)
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undervalue(take, reduce, diminish, criticize)
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vilipend(take, reduce, diminish, weaken)
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abstract(trouble, disturb, prevent, confuse)
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blame(reject, oppose, criticize, censure)
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blister(take, reduce, push, slight)
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brand(push, slight, insult, stain)
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censure(reject, oppose, criticize, dislike)
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cheapen(take, reduce, destroy, damage)
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complain(criticize, protest, disparage)
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contemn(slight, criticize, scorn, mock)
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cut down to size(expression, idiom, reduce, destroy)
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cut to the quick(expression, idiom, push, slight)
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debase(reduce, destroy, damage, diminish)
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