| downgrade(verb, break, reduce, dismiss, lower) |
| reduce(verb, break, dismiss, lower, humble) |
| bench(verb, break, reduce, dismiss, lower) |
| break(verb, reduce, dismiss, lower, humble) |
| bump(verb, break, reduce, dismiss, lower) |
| bust(verb, break, reduce, dismiss, lower) |
| declass(verb, break, reduce, dismiss, lower) |
| degrade(verb, reduce, dismiss, lower, humble) |
| demerit(verb, break, reduce, dismiss, lower) |
| demote(verb, break, reduce, lower, humble) |
| detract from(verb, expression, phrasal verb, break, reduce) |
| devalorize(verb, break, reduce, lower, decrease) |
| mark down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, break, reduce) |
| set back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, break, reduce) |
| take down a peg(verb, expression, idiom, break, reduce) |
| abase(verb, reduce, lower, humble, degrade) |
| be mean(verb, demote, bemean) |
| bemean(verb, demote) |
| bring down(verb, expression, demote, downgrade) |
| bring low(verb, expression, break, lower, humble) |