1
disgrace(verb, crush, confuse, shame, subdue)
1
dishonor(verb, crush, confuse, shame, subdue)
1
dismiss(verb, reject, repudiate, minimize, understate)
1
dull
1
embarrass(verb, crush, confuse, shame, subdue)
1
keep within bounds(expression, idiom)
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knock(reduce, diminish, lower, decrease, lessen)
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knock down(expression, reduce, diminish, lower, lessen)
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laugh off
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lay
1
lenify
1
lighten
1
lower(verb, reduce, crush, moderate, diminish)
1
make a fool of(verb, expression, idiom, crush, confuse)
1
make ashamed(verb, expression, crush, confuse, shame)
1
make nothing of(expression, idiom)
1
meet halfway(verb, expression, control, cool, restrain)
1
miniaturize(verb, reduce, diminish, lower, decrease)
1
minify
1
misprize
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