| crawl(support, favor, defend, explain, substantiate) |
| cry sour grapes(expression, idiom) |
| defray(verb, acquit) |
| deliver(verb, drop, clear, release, free) |
| destigmatize |
| diminish(verb, cover, ease, moderate, lessen) |
| disengage(verb, drop, clear, release, free) |
| disguise(verb, cover, ease, moderate, diminish) |
| dispense(verb, drop, clear, release, free) |
| dispense with(verb, phrasal verb, exemption) |
| dissemble(verb, cover, ease, moderate, diminish) |
| duty(clear, spare, relieve, pardon, forgive) |
| ease(verb, cover, moderate, diminish, lessen) |
| efface(clear, forget, excuse, pardon, absolve) |
| emancipate(verb, drop, clear, release, free) |
| endorse(verb, support, maintain, favor, back) |
| espouse(verb, support, maintain, favor, back) |
| establish(support, maintain, defend, explain, substantiate) |
| expel |
| expiate(clear, clean, clarify, cleanse, redeem) |