2
swear at(expression, sound, insult, offend, persecute)
2
talk
2
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2
thin(verb, decline, reduce, fail, ease)
2
think little of(verb, expression, idiom)
2
trash(verb, sound, insult, offend, persecute)
2
trim(verb, cut, diminish, decrease, contract)
2
truncate(verb, cut, decline, reduce, ease)
2
upbraid(verb, sound, insult, offend, persecute)
2
vilify(verb, sound, dismiss, criticize, scorn)
2
vilipend(reduce, withdraw, diminish, lower, weaken)
2
vituperate(verb, sound, insult, offend, persecute)
2
whitewash(verb, cover, restrain, ease, moderate)
2
zing(verb, sound, insult, offend, persecute)
1
adulterate(verb, decline, reduce, fail, halt)
1
allay(verb, cover, ease, moderate, diminish)
1
alleviate(verb, cover, ease, moderate, diminish)
1
amputate(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish)
1
apologize for(verb, expression, cover, ease, moderate)
1
beat down(verb, expression, lower, disparage, degrade)
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