| lessen(verb, check, reduce, restrain) |
| make a recording(verb, expression, idiom, place) |
| minimize(verb, check, reduce, criticize) |
| preserve(verb, place, mark, note) |
| put on file(verb, expression, idiom, place) |
| soften(verb, check, reduce, diminish) |
| video(verb, place, mark, note) |
| wax(verb, place, mark, note) |
| abate(verb, check, reduce, diminish) |
| abridge(verb, reduce, restrain, diminish) |
| bankrupt(verb, reduce, diminish, lower) |
| bant(verb, reduce, diminish, lower) |
| bring down(verb, expression, diminish, decrease) |
| chop(verb, reduce, diminish, lower) |
| contract(verb, reduce, restrain, diminish) |
| copy(verb, place, mark, note) |
| curtail(verb, check, reduce, restrain) |
| de-escalate(verb, check, reduce, decrease) |
| debase(verb, reduce, diminish, lower) |
| demote(verb, break, check, reduce) |