106 entries under demean topic. ×

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discredit(verb, decline, reduce, cause, dismiss)
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shame(verb, reduce, destroy, crush, damage)
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slam(verb, cut, advance, attack, reduce)
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squelch(verb, beat, defeat, oppose, crush)
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bring down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, drop, hurt)
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downplay(verb, crush, criticize, scorn, confuse)
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put down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, beat, decline)
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sink(verb, reduce, destroy, damage, diminish)
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abase(verb, upset, drop, reduce, defeat)
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blister(verb, cut, attack, crush, criticize)
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break(verb, beat, reduce, defeat, oppose)
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crush(verb, beat, defeat, oppose, overcome)
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cut down to size(verb, expression, idiom, reduce, destroy)
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debilitate(verb, stop, hurt, ruin, restrain)
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diminish(verb, reduce, destroy, damage, criticize)
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downgrade(verb, reduce, destroy, damage, criticize)
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enfeeble(verb, stop, hurt, ruin, restrain)
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humiliate(verb, reduce, destroy, damage, lower)
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lower(verb, upset, drop, reduce, defeat)
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pan(verb, cut, attack, reduce, destroy)
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