| fall away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, drop, decline) |
| modulate(verb, calm, control, order, quiet) |
| plummet(verb, drop, decline, settle, fall) |
| qualify(verb, control, cover, reduce, release) |
| restrict(verb, stop, control, check, reduce) |
| settle(verb, calm, drop, order, quiet) |
| slash(verb, drop, cut, check, decline) |
| trim(verb, cut, reduce, restrain, halt) |
| trivialize |
| undermine(verb, dull, decline, reduce, fail) |
| underplay(verb, reduce, diminish, lower, decrease) |
| undervalue(verb, cut, check, reduce, diminish) |
| vitiate(verb, decline, reduce, destroy, fail) |
| weed(verb, diminish, subtract) |
| wind down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, close, cut) |
| wear(decrease, nonincrease) |
| abrade(verb, detract) |
| ameliorate(verb, calm, quiet, help, reduce) |
| anesthetize(calm, dull, quiet, help, reduce) |
| atrophy(noun, verb, decline, reduce, diminish) |