| erode(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish) |
| extenuate(verb, cover, ease, moderate, lessen) |
| fall(verb, lower, disparage, degrade, debase) |
| flout |
| give a black eye(expression, idiom, sound, insult, offend) |
| gloss over(verb, expression, soften, belittle, underplay) |
| hide(verb, cover, ease, moderate, diminish) |
| hurl brickbat(expression, sound, insult, offend, persecute) |
| impair(verb, decline, reduce, fail, ease) |
| make nothing of(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, underestimation) |
| mark down(verb, expression, cut, check, reduce) |
| mock(verb, criticize, disparage, ridicule, belittle) |
| moderate(verb, cut, cover, check, decline) |
| mortify(verb, mock, disparage, ridicule) |
| nag(verb, sound, insult, offend, persecute) |
| offend(verb, sound, insult, persecute, swear) |
| pick on(expression, sound, insult, offend, persecute) |
| play |
| poor-mouth(verb, diminish, criticize, condemn, lessen) |
| rag on(expression, sound, insult, offend, persecute) |