| mortify(verb, crush, confuse, shame, subdue) |
| obtund |
| pan(verb, reduce, crush, diminish, lower) |
| play |
| poor-mouth(reduce, diminish, lower, lessen, contract) |
| prune(reduce, diminish, lower, decrease, lessen) |
| put out of countenance(verb, expression, idiom, crush, confuse) |
| put to shame(verb, expression, idiom, crush, confuse) |
| qualify(verb, control, reduce, cool, restrain) |
| reduce the temperature(expression, idiom) |
| repress(verb, control, cool, restrain, diminish) |
| rip(verb, crush, confuse, shame, subdue) |
| scoff at(verb, expression, reject, dismiss, repudiate) |
| set at naught(expression, idiom) |
| set little by(expression, idiom) |
| shame(verb, crush, confuse, subdue, disgrace) |
| shoot down(verb, expression, crush, confuse, shame) |
| shrink(verb, reduce, diminish, lower, decrease) |
| slam(verb, crush, confuse, shame, subdue) |
| smear(verb, crush, confuse, shame, subdue) |