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devaluate
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die down(verb, expression, control, restrain, diminish)
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dilute(moderate, soften)
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dim(moderate, soften, dilute)
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disregard(reject, dismiss, repudiate)
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ease off(verb, expression, control, cool, restrain)
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euphemize(verb, moderate, downplay, underplay)
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excuse
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express contempt(expression, reject, dismiss)
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fall(verb, control, restrain, diminish, curb)
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give a lower profile(expression, idiom, restrain, moderate)
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give little weight to(expression, idiom, restrain, moderate)
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hide
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hush-hush(moderate, downplay, underplay)
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let up(verb, expression, control, restrain, diminish)
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limit(reduce, moderate, lessen)
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minimalize(diminish, lessen)
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minimise
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misprise
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modify(verb, control, reduce, cool, restrain)
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