| bad-mouth(verb, sound, abuse, criticize, scorn) |
| book(verb, place, mark, note, report) |
| burlesque(verb, scorn, condemn, mock, belittle) |
| caricature(verb, scorn, condemn, expose, mock) |
| castigate(verb, attack, sound, criticize, censure) |
| chaff(verb, bother, provoke, scorn, harass) |
| chide(verb, attack, criticize, censure, condemn) |
| choke off(verb, phrasal verb, continue, bring, win) |
| consume(verb, informal, drink, swallow, eat) |
| crack down on(verb, expression, idiom, restrain, crush) |
| curb(verb, check, restrain, crush, suppress) |
| cut down(expression, reduce, sound, destroy, damage) |
| damp(verb, upset, dull, reduce, disturb) |
| deny(verb, upset, decline, reject, dismiss) |
| deposit(verb, place, keep, put, stick) |
| designate(verb, see, observe, notice, indicate) |
| devaluate(verb, shame, disgrace, humble, dishonor) |
| dishearten(verb, upset, trouble, dull, reduce) |
| disown(verb, cut, separate, cool, dispute) |
| dispraise(verb, upset, meet, dismiss, slight) |