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make light of(expression, idiom, phrasal verb, cover)
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shorten(cut, diminish, decrease, contract)
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slight(attack, show, reject, disregard)
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abbreviate(cut, diminish, decrease, lessen)
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de-emphasize
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minimise(cover, decline, reduce, ease)
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run down(expression, phrasal verb, attack, show)
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understate(dismiss, underestimate, minimise, underemphasize)
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degrade(decline, reduce, dismiss, ease)
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detract(take, attack, show, reduce)
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discredit(reduce, reject, disregard, dismiss)
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dwarf(diminish, hinder, informal, lessen)
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knock(reduce, sound, withdraw, diminish)
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misprize(reduce, withdraw, diminish, lower)
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shrink(cut, decline, reduce, fall)
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talk down(expression, phrasal verb, attack, show)
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abridge(cut, decline, reduce, ease)
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criticize(decline, reject, scorn, condemn)
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devalue(cut, check, reduce, restrain)
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make little of(expression, idiom, phrasal verb, diminish)
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