| discourage(verb, upset, dull, reduce, disturb) |
| dispirit(verb, upset, break, dull, reduce) |
| drop(verb, break, take, give, cut) |
| emasculate(verb, destroy, diminish, challenge, dent) |
| fag(verb, break, drop, take, fail) |
| give(verb, break, drop, reduce, fail) |
| lame(verb, hurt, destroy, halt, injure) |
| paralyze(verb, stop, dull, quiet, hurt) |
| prostrate(verb, stop, drop, take, hurt) |
| shrink(verb, drop, go, cut, decline) |
| tone down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, calm, dull) |
| waste(verb, break, drop, end, cut) |
| corrupt(verb, break, cut, decline, hurt) |
| de-escalate(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish) |
| deplete(verb, break, drop, take, ruin) |
| depreciate(verb, drop, cut, decline, reduce) |
| destroy(verb, dull, quiet, reduce, ruin) |
| disarm(verb, stop, upset, hurt, ruin) |
| extenuate(verb, dull, check, decline, reduce) |
| faint(verb, break, drop, give, decline) |