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control
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crush(verb, confuse, shame, subdue, disgrace)
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curtail(reduce, diminish, lower, decrease, lessen)
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cut rate(expression, reduce, diminish, lower, decrease)
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cut to the quick(expression, idiom, criticize, scorn, disparage)
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damp
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dampen
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deaden
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deny(verb, crush, confuse, shame, subdue)
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depress(verb, crush, confuse, shame, subdue)
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deride(verb, criticize, scorn, disparage, discredit)
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despise(verb, dismiss, trivialize)
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detract from
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discomfit(verb, crush, confuse, shame, subdue)
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discountenance(verb, crush, confuse, shame, subdue)
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discredit(verb, criticize, scorn, disparage, deride)
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disgrace(verb, crush, confuse, shame, subdue)
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dishonor(verb, crush, confuse, shame, subdue)
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dispraise(verb, criticize, scorn, disparage, discredit)
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dull
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