120 entries under demean topic. ×

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deprave(verb, decline, reduce, ruin, destroy)
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deride(verb, dismiss, criticize, scorn, shame)
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derogate(verb, reduce, dismiss, destroy, withdraw)
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dispraise(verb, dismiss, criticize, scorn, fault)
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enfeeble(verb, calm, reduce, moderate, diminish)
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knock(verb, decline, reduce, release, withdraw)
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mar(verb, decline, ruin, fail, harm)
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pan(verb, reduce, dismiss, destroy, crush)
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run down(verb, expression, upset, trouble, dull)
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scorch(verb, dismiss, criticize, scorn, mock)
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shoot down(verb, expression, upset, drop, reduce)
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slam(verb, reduce, dismiss, destroy, crush)
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smear(verb, dismiss, crush, criticize, scorn)
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sour grapes(verb, expression, dismiss, criticize, scorn)
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spoil(verb, decline, ruin, fail, harm)
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squash(verb, upset, press, destroy, crush)
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squelch(verb, upset, crush, criticize, scorn)
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subjugate
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take down a peg(verb, expression, idiom, upset, reduce)
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underestimate(verb, reduce, dismiss, diminish, criticize)
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