| crush(verb, oppose, expose, contest, counter) |
| debate(oppose, expose, contest, counter, argue) |
| declass(verb, break, reduce, ruin, weaken) |
| deflate |
| degrade(verb, reduce, ruin, weaken, subdue) |
| demerit(verb, break, reduce, ruin, weaken) |
| demoralize(verb, reduce, ruin, weaken, subdue) |
| demote(verb, break, reduce, ruin, weaken) |
| deny(verb, oppose, argue, discredit, compensate) |
| disclaim(oppose, expose, contest, counter, repudiate) |
| dispirit(verb, reduce, ruin, weaken, subdue) |
| dispose of(expression, oppose, expose, contest, counter) |
| dispute(oppose, expose, contest, counter, argue) |
| downgrade(verb, break, reduce, ruin, weaken) |
| enervate(verb, reduce, ruin, weaken, subdue) |
| enfeeble(verb, reduce, ruin, weaken, subdue) |
| find unfounded(verb, expression, discredit, compensate, confound) |
| gainsay(oppose, expose, contest, counter, contradict) |
| get back at(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, top) |
| give the lie to(expression, idiom, oppose, expose, counter) |