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cry down(expression, dismiss, criticize, scorn)
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cut back(expression, cut, check, decline)
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cut to the quick(expression, idiom, sound, criticize)
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de-escalate(cut, check, decline, reduce)
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debase(decline, reduce, fail, halt)
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decline(reduce, reject, fall, fail)
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deflate(cut, check, reduce, diminish)
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demean(abuse, lower, disparage, degrade)
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denounce(slight, criticize, lower, condemn)
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dilute(decline, reduce, fail, ease)
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disgrace(slight, criticize, condemn, blame)
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dominate(diminish, hinder, outdo, outshine)
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downsize(cut, check, decline, reduce)
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drain(decline, reduce, ease, diminish)
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dump on(expression, sound, dismiss, abuse)
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erode(decline, reduce, ease, diminish)
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extenuate(cover, ease, moderate, lessen)
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fall(lower, disparage, degrade, debase)
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flout
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gloss over(expression, soften, belittle, underplay)
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