| belittle(verb, destroy, withdraw, damage, diminish) |
| clip(verb, cut, check, decline, restrain) |
| conquer(verb, upset, control, force, beat) |
| devalue(verb, check, increase, destroy, damage) |
| drain(verb, upset, break, drop, dull) |
| dull(verb, stop, upset, quiet, check) |
| epitomize(verb, close, cut, decline, diminish) |
| mark down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, break, cut) |
| put down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, upset, break) |
| scale down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, check) |
| slenderize(verb, diet, starve, abstain) |
| taper(verb, stop, drop, dull, close) |
| tone down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, control, dull) |
| truncate(verb, cut, decline, restrain, ease) |
| decline(noun, verb, stop, drop, control) |
| deflate(verb, upset, cut, check, decline) |
| demean(verb, upset, ruin, dismiss, destroy) |
| demote(verb, upset, break, check, ruin) |
| detract(verb, take, destroy, damage, diminish) |
| diet(verb, cut, diminish, lower, decrease) |