| conquer(verb, crush, confuse, shame, subdue) |
| cool out(verb, expression, control, cool, restrain) |
| criticize |
| crush(verb, confuse, shame, subdue, disgrace) |
| curtail(verb, reduce, diminish, lower, decrease) |
| cut down to size(verb, expression, idiom, reduce, crush) |
| cut rate(expression, reduce, diminish, lower, lessen) |
| damp |
| deaden |
| debase(verb, crush, confuse, shame, subdue) |
| decrease(verb, control, reduce, restrain, moderate) |
| deemphasize(verb, restrain, moderate, pretend, minimize) |
| demean(verb, crush, confuse, shame, subdue) |
| deny(verb, crush, confuse, shame, subdue) |
| depress(verb, crush, confuse, shame, subdue) |
| devalue(restrain, moderate, minimize, underrate, undervalue) |
| discomfit(verb, crush, confuse, shame, subdue) |
| discount(reduce, reject, dismiss, diminish, lower) |
| discountenance(verb, crush, confuse, shame, subdue) |
| discredit |