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149 entries under verb topic. ×
| mute(pretend, minimize, underplay) | |
| pooh-pooh(reduce, reject, dismiss, diminish) | |
| reduce(control, cool, restrain, moderate) | |
| restrain(control, reduce, cool, moderate) | |
| soften(control, reduce, cool, restrain) | |
| underplay(reduce, diminish, lower, decrease) | |
| derogate(reduce, diminish, lower, lessen) | |
| downgrade | |
| mitigate(control, reduce, restrain, moderate) | |
| run down(expression, reduce, crush, diminish) | |
| trivialize | |
| abate(control, reduce, restrain, moderate) | |
| allay(control, cool, restrain, diminish) | |
| alleviate(control, restrain, diminish, curb) | |
| assuage(control, cool, restrain, diminish) | |
| chasten(control, cool, restrain, crush) | |
| constrain(control, cool, restrain, diminish) | |
| control(reduce, cool, restrain, moderate) | |
| degrade(crush, confuse, shame, subdue) | |
| detract from |
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