| subtract(verb, take, remove, reduce, withdraw) |
| suppress(verb, calm, order, dull, quiet) |
| wither(verb, drop, cut, decline, reduce) |
| bate(verb, drop, take, close, check) |
| close(verb, drop, end, decline, reduce) |
| crumble(verb, drop, cut, decline, reduce) |
| curb(verb, stop, calm, drop, control) |
| decay(verb, drop, cut, decline, reduce) |
| decrement(noun, verb, diminish, decrease) |
| decry(verb, cut, check, reduce, destroy) |
| degenerate(verb, drop, cut, decline, reduce) |
| descend(verb, drop, decline, reduce, fall) |
| die(verb, lapse, deteriorate, worsen) |
| extenuate(verb, dull, cover, check, decline) |
| fail(verb, drop, end, decline, fall) |
| go down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, drop, decline) |
| languish(verb, drop, quiet, decline, fall) |
| modify(verb, calm, drop, control, dull) |
| pale(verb, reduce, diminish, weakened, lighter) |
| play down(verb, expression, control, reduce, restrain) |