456 entries under reduce topic. ×

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fade(verb, drop, close, end, cut)
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minimize(verb, cut, cover, check, decline)
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allay(verb, stop, calm, control, order)
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soften(verb, calm, drop, control, order)
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abridge(verb, cut, decline, restrain)
15
assuage(verb, calm, control, order, dull)
15
relieve(verb, calm, control, dull, quiet)
15
shorten(verb, cut, restrain, halt)
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fall off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, drop, cut)
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palliate(verb, calm, dull, quiet, help)
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slacken(verb, stop, calm, drop, control)
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taper(verb, stop, drop, dull, close)
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temper(verb, calm, control, order, dull)
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drop(verb, close, cut, decline)
12
fall(verb, stop, drop, control, cut)
12
let up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, calm)
12
mollify(verb, calm, control, dull, quiet)
12
taper off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, dull)
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disparage(verb, destroy, damage, diminish)
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downplay(verb, restrain, moderate, diminish)
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