111 entries under verb topic. ×

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oxidize(dull, hurt, reduce, destroy)
13
decay(noun, decline, hurt, reduce)
10
corrode(break, dull, hurt, reduce)
10
rot(noun, break, decline, hurt)
10
tarnish(noun, break, dull, hurt)
9
blight(noun, break, decline, hurt)
8
degenerate(process, corrode)
8
oxidise
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eat(exhaust, drain, wear, erode)
7
decompose(hurt, reduce, destroy, smart)
6
erode(hurt, reduce, destroy, smart)
6
stagnate(decline, idle, deteriorate, languish)
5
deteriorate(hurt, reduce, destroy, smart)
4
decline(noun, collapse, deterioration, stall)
3
burn(break, hurt, reduce, ruin)
3
consume(hurt, reduce, destroy, smart)
3
crumble(destroy, exhaust, drain, deterioration)
3
damage(dull, hurt, cause, spoil)
3
discolor(dull, harm, spoil, color)
3
eat away(expression, phrasal verb, hurt, reduce)
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