2
docks(verb, subtracts)
2
drains(verb, diminishes, decreases)
2
drops
2
moderates(noun, verb, alleviates)
2
palliates(verb, alleviates)
2
recedes(verb, decreases)
2
shaves(verb, diminishes, subtracts)
2
shears(verb, diminishes, subtracts)
2
shrinks(verb, diminishes, decreases)
2
subsides(verb, decreases)
2
subtracts(verb, subtracts)
2
tapers(noun, verb, diminishes)
2
trims(verb, diminishes, subtracts)
2
weeds(verb, diminishes, subtracts)
1
abrades(verb, detracts)
1
accrues
1
cheapens
1
culls(verb, diminishes)
1
cuts(verb, subtracts)
1
dampens
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