| cast down(verb, expression, demote, bemean) |
| cut down to size(verb, expression, idiom, demote, bemean) |
| decrease(verb, reduce, lower, degrade, demote) |
| decry(verb, reduce, lower, demote, devalue) |
| demean(verb, reduce, dismiss, downgrade, relegate) |
| denigrate(verb, reduce, lower, degrade, demote) |
| depreciate(verb, reduce, lower, demote, devalue) |
| devalue(verb, reduce, lower, demote, downgrade) |
| disbar(verb, demote, bemean) |
| disgrade(verb, break, lower, humble, humiliate) |
| dismiss(verb, reduce, downgrade, relegate) |
| disparage(verb, reduce, lower, degrade, demote) |
| drive down(verb, expression, demote, downgrade) |
| hold back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, reduce, dismiss) |
| humiliate(verb, lower, humble, demote, downgrade) |
| kick downstairs(verb, expression, break, reduce, dismiss) |
| lower(verb, reduce, dismiss, humble, demote) |
| marked down(verb, expression, break, demote, bemean) |
| marking down(verb, expression, break, demote, bemean) |
| minimize(verb, reduce, lower, degrade, demote) |