5
take from(verb, expression, take, remove, withdraw)
4
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4
expropriate(verb, remove, deny, seize, confiscate)
4
deprive(verb, deny, rob, divest)
4
derogate(verb, criticize, condemn, blame, disparage)
4
distil(verb, separate, condense, extract, press out)
4
divest(verb, deny, rob, deprive)
4
extract(verb, go, remove, discharge, overcome)
4
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4
knock off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, take, remove)
4
retrench(verb, reduce, lessen, curtail)
4
shift away
4
withdrawn(adjective, separate, aloof, reserved, standoffish)
3
censure(noun, criticize, condemn, blame, disparage)
3
disparage(verb, criticize, condemn, blame, complain)
3
draw back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, take, go)
3
extinguish(verb, end, destroy, terminate)
3
lift(verb, force, remove, seize, loot)
3
refine(verb, improve, clarify, polish)
3
seize(verb, stop, take, force, remove)
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