81 entries under lessen topic. ×

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run down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, attack, show)
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detract(verb, take, attack, show, reduce)
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discredit(verb, reduce, reject, disregard, dismiss)
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dwarf(verb, diminish, hinder, informal)
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knock(verb, reduce, sound, withdraw, diminish)
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shrink(verb, cut, decline, reduce, fall)
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devalue(verb, cut, check, reduce, restrain)
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make little of(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, diminish)
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prune(verb, cut, check, reduce, diminish)
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devaluate(verb, cut, check, reduce, withdraw)
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lower(verb, cut, decline, reduce, dismiss)
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pooh-pooh(verb, dismiss, diminish, underrate)
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underplay(verb, diminish, soften, belittle)
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weaken(verb, decline, reduce, fail, ease)
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abate(verb, cut, cover, check, decline)
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bring down(verb, expression, cut, decrease)
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cheapen(verb, reduce, withdraw, abuse, diminish)
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cut(verb, check, decline, reduce, fail)
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cut down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, check)
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mitigate(verb, cover, decline, reduce, fail)
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