7
defeat(verb, cut, beat, reject, destroy)
7
kill(verb, cut, decline, reject, dismiss)
5
charge(verb, attack, abuse, strike, violate)
5
discredit(verb, decline, reduce, cause, dismiss)
5
shame(verb, reduce, destroy, crush, damage)
5
shoot(verb, drop, kill, injure, slaughter)
5
slam(verb, cut, advance, attack, reduce)
4
fell(verb, upset, drop, defeat, destroy)
4
squelch(verb, beat, defeat, oppose, crush)
3
bring down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, drop, hurt)
3
buck
3
cancel(verb, oppose, dismiss, destroy, crush)
3
deflate(verb, cause, value, snub, discredit)
3
downplay(verb, crush, criticize, scorn, confuse)
3
explode(verb, cause, oppose, expose, value)
3
knock out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hurt)
3
puncture(verb, cause, value, discredit, undermine)
3
put down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, beat, decline)
3
rebut(verb, oppose, expose, contest, counter)
3
sink(verb, reduce, destroy, damage, diminish)
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