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v. decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fall to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"

attenuate, rarefy

v. weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance)

lessen, subside

v. wear off or die down; "The pain subsided"

discount, give a discount on

v. give a reduction in price on; "I never discount these books-they sell like hot cakes"

depreciate

v. lower the value of something; "The Fed depreciated the dollar once again"

depreciate, undervalue, devaluate, devalue

v. lose in value; "The dollar depreciated again"

guy, rib, ridicule, blackguard, laugh at, jest at, make fun of, poke fun at

v. subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday"

chagrin, mortify, humiliate, humble, abase

v. cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"

barrack, jeer, scoff, gibe, flout

v. laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at the speaker"

abuse, blackguard, clapperclaw, shout at

v. use foul or abusive language towards; "The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket"; "The angry mother shouted at the teacher"

objurgate, condemn, decry, excoriate

v. express strong disapproval of; "We condemn the racism in South Africa"; "These ideas were reprobated"

rail, inveigh

v. complain bitterly

smear, smirch, slander, defame, asperse, denigrate, calumniate, sully, besmirch, charge falsely

v. charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"

guy, rib, ridicule, blackguard, laugh at, jest at, make fun of, poke fun at

v. subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday"

attack, aggress

v. take the initiative and go on the offensive; "The Serbs attacked the village at night"; "The visiting team started to attack"

discount, disregard, ignore, brush off, dismiss, brush aside, push aside

v. bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his advances"

depreciate, deprecate

v. belittle; "The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts"

attack, assault, round on, lash out at, snipe at

v. attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"

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flatter, blandish

v. praise somewhat dishonestly

praise

v. express approval of; "The parents praised their children for their academic performance"

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