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detract from collapse

belittle collapse

minimize collapse: make small or insignificant; "Let's minimize the risk"; cause to seem less serious; play down; "Don't belittle his influence"

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

hold in contempt collapse

disapprove of collapse

decry collapse

unfrock collapse

defrock collapse: divest of the frock; of church officials

deplume collapse: strip of honors, possessions, or attributes

bring down collapse: cause to be enthusiastic; "Her playing brought down the house"

pillory collapse: a wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the wrists and neck; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn; punish by putting in a pillory; expose to ridicule or public scorn

degrade collapse: lower the grade of something; reduce its worth; reduce the level of land, as by erosion

disgrace collapse

debase collapse: lower in value by increasing the base-metal content

discredit collapse: cause to be distrusted or disbelieved; "The paper discredited the politician with its nasty commentary"; damage the reputation of; "This newspaper story discredits the politicians"

shame collapse: a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt; a state of dishonor; "one mistake brought shame to all his family"; "suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison"; surpass or beat by a wide margin; cause to be ashamed; compel through a sense of shame; "She shamed him into making amends"

depreciate collapse: lose in value; "The dollar depreciated again"; lower the value of something; "The Fed depreciated the dollar once again"

knock down collapse

disparage collapse: express a negative opinion of; "She disparaged her student's efforts"

invalidate collapse: take away the legal force of or render ineffective; "invalidate a contract"; show to be invalid; declare invalid; "The contract was annulled"; "void a plea"

dishonor collapse: lacking honor or integrity; a state of shame or disgrace; "he was resigned to a life of dishonor"; refuse to accept; "dishonor checks and drafts"; bring shame or dishonor upon; "he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime"

reproach collapse: a mild rebuke or criticism; "words of reproach"; disgrace or shame; "he brought reproach upon his family"; express criticism towards; "The president reproached the general for his irresponsible behavior"

wreak collapse

bring on collapse: cause to appear; "bring on the birthday cake"

impeach collapse: charge (a public official) with an offense or misdemeanor committed while in office; "The President was impeached"; challenge the honesty or veracity of; "the lawyers tried to impeach the credibility of the witnesses"

visit upon collapse

pull off collapse: cause to withdraw; "We pulled this firm off the project because they overcharged"; be successful; achieve a goal; "She succeeded in persuading us all"; "I managed to carry the box upstairs"; "She pulled it off, even though we never thought her capable of it"; "The pianist negociated the difficult runs"

elicit collapse: derive by reason; "elicit a solution"

incur collapse: make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to; "People who smoke incur a great danger to their health"

give birth to collapse

industrialize collapse: develop industry; become industrial; "The nations of South East Asia will quickly industrialize and catch up with the West"; organize the production of into an industry; "The Chinese industrialized textile production"

bring off collapse

perpetrate collapse: perform an act, usually with a negative connotation; "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery"

convince collapse

trot out collapse: bring out and show for inspection and admiration; "His novel trots out a rich heiress"; "always able to trot out some new excuse"

put across collapse

win over collapse

bring to pass collapse

inflict collapse: impose something unpleasant; "The principal visited his rage on the students"

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