| dump on(verb, expression, criticize, scorn, disparage) |
| embarrass(verb, crush, confuse, shame, subdue) |
| excuse(verb, lessen, mitigate) |
| give little weight to(verb, expression, idiom, restrain, moderate) |
| lay |
| lighten |
| make a fool of(verb, expression, idiom, crush, confuse) |
| make ashamed(verb, expression, crush, confuse, shame) |
| make nothing of(expression, idiom) |
| miniaturize(reduce, diminish, lower, decrease, lessen) |
| mortify(verb, crush, confuse, shame, subdue) |
| pooh-pooh(reduce, diminish, lower, decrease, lessen) |
| pooh pooh(verb, expression, criticize, scorn, disparage) |
| poor mouth(expression, reduce, criticize, decrease, scorn) |
| prune(reduce, diminish, lower, decrease, lessen) |
| put out of countenance(verb, expression, idiom, crush, confuse) |
| put to shame(verb, expression, idiom, crush, confuse) |
| roast(verb, criticize, scorn, disparage, discredit) |
| scoff at(verb, expression, criticize, scorn, disparage) |
| scorch(verb, criticize, scorn, disparage, discredit) |