1
cut(verb, decline, reduce, moderate, diminish)
1
damp
1
dampen
1
de-emphasize
1
deacon(verb, hide, white, doctor, soft-pedal)
1
deaden
1
decimate
1
decline(verb, reduce, moderate, lower, weaken)
1
decreased(decrease, nonincrease)
1
decreasing(decrease, nonincrease)
1
die out(verb, expression, decline, reduce, moderate)
1
disburden(verb, reduce, ease, lessen, lift)
1
discharge(defend, spare, relieve, pardon, forgive)
1
discount(decrease, nonincrease)
1
disculpate(maintain, defend, uphold, prove, refute)
1
disencumber(verb, reduce, ease, lessen, lift)
1
disguise(noun, verb, cover, ease, moderate)
1
dispense from(verb, expression, defend, explain, spare)
1
disprove(maintain, defend, uphold, prove, refute)
1
dissemble(verb, cover, ease, moderate, diminish)
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