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turn down

v. take a downward direction; "The economy finally turned down after a long boom"

refuse, reject, pass up, turn down, decline

v. refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality"

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rationalize, rationalise

v. remove irrational quantities from; "This function can be rationalized"

subordinate, subdue

v. make subordinate, dependent, or subservient; "Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler"

lower, lour

v. set lower; "lower a rating"; "lower expectations"

tone down, moderate, tame

v. make less strong or intense; soften; "Tone down that aggressive letter"; "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements"

chasten, moderate, temper

v. restrain

misdirect, misaddress

v. put a wrong address on; "misdirect the letter"

degrade, cheapen

v. lower the grade of something; reduce its worth

take down, degrade, disgrace, demean, put down

v. reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture"

humiliate, mortify, chagrin, humble, abase

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

discount

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"

refuse, decline

v. show unwillingness towards; "he declined to join the group on a hike"

abstain, refrain, desist

v. choose not to consume; "I abstain from alcohol"

worsen, decline

v. grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened"

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increase

v. make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted"

accept, take, have

v. receive willingly something given or offered; "The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter"; "I won't have this dog in my house!"; "Please accept my present"

accept, admit, take, take on

v. admit into a group or community; "accept students for graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member"

adopt, borrow, take over, take up

v. take up and practice as one's own

receive, have

v. get something; come into possession of; "receive payment"; "receive a gift"; "receive letters from the front"

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