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54 entries under decrease topic. ×

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moderate(verb, restrain, lessen, mitigate)
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modulate(verb, restrain, moderate, lessening)
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restrain(verb, moderate, lessening, minimizing)
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discount(verb, reduce, dismiss, diminish, criticize)
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put down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, action, reduce)
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reduce(verb, diminish, lower, lessen)
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run down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, action, reduce)
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tone down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, restrain, moderate)
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cut down to size(expression, idiom, reduce, crush, diminish)
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detract(verb, reduce, diminish, criticize, lower)
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poor-mouth(verb, action, reduce, diminish, lower)
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talk down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, action, restrain)
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bad-mouth(verb, action, criticize, scorn)
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attenuate(verb, action, reduce, diminish, lower)
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cheapen(reduce, diminish, lower, lessen)
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dismiss(verb, action, lessening, trivialize)
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kiss off(verb, phrasal verb, action, lessening)
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deprecate(verb, action, reduce, diminish, criticize)
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abbreviate(reduce, diminish, lower, lessen)
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soft-pedal(verb, lessening, underplay, minimizing)
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