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vilify collapse: spread negative information about; "The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews"

libel collapse: the written statement of a plaintiff explaining the cause of action (the defamation) and any relief he seeks; a false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living person; print slanderous statements against; "The newspaper was accused of libeling him"

deflate collapse: become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air; "The balloons deflated"; reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or prices; "deflate the currency"; produce deflation in; "The new measures deflated the economy"; reduce or lessen the size or importance of; "The bad review of his work deflated his self-confidence"; release contained air or gas from; "deflate the air mattress"; collapse by releasing contained air or gas; "deflate a balloon"

depress collapse: lessen the activity or force of; "The rising inflation depressed the economy"; lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"; lower (prices or markets); "The glut of oil depressed gas prices"

refund collapse: the act of returning money received previously; money returned to a payer; pay back; "Please refund me my money"

abridge collapse: lessen, diminish, or curtail; "the new law might abridge our freedom of expression"; reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"

discount collapse: the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise; give a reduction in price on; "I never discount these books-they sell like hot cakes"

ablate collapse: remove an organ or bodily structure; wear away through erosion or vaporization

disapprove collapse: consider bad or wrong; deem wrong or inappropriate; "I disapprove of her child rearing methods"

bate collapse: soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments; "bate hides and skins"; flap the wings wildly or frantically; used of falcons; moderate or restrain; lessen the force of; "He bated his breath when talking about this affair"; "capable of bating his enthusiasm"

shorten collapse: become short or shorter; "In winter, the days shorten"; make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration; "He shortened his trip due to illness"; make short or shorter; "shorten the skirt"; "shorten the rope by a few inches"

pare collapse: decrease gradually or bit by bit; remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size; "pare one's fingernails"; "trim the photograph"; "trim lumber"

purify collapse: remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation; "purify the water"; make pure or free from sin or guilt; "he left the monastery purified"; become clean or pure or free of guilt and sin; "The hippies came to the ashram in order to purify"

simplify collapse: make simpler or easier or reduce in complexity or extent; "We had to simplify the instructions"; "this move will simplify our lives"

retrench collapse: make a reduction, as in one's workforce; "The company had to retrench"; tighten one's belt; use resources carefully

leach collapse: the process of leaching; remove substances from by a percolating liquid; "leach the soil"; permeate or penetrate gradually; "the fertilizer leached into the ground"; cause (a liquid) to leach or percolate

condemn collapse: declare or judge unfit; "The building was condemned by the inspector"; express strong disapproval of; "We condemn the racism in South Africa"; "These ideas were reprobated"; demonstrate the guilt of (someone); "Her strange behavior condemned her"; compel or force into a particular state or activity; "His devotion to his sick wife condemned him to a lonely existence"

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

dissipate collapse: live a life or pleasure, especially with respect to alcoholic consumption

write off collapse: reduce the estimated value of something; "For tax purposes you can write off the laser printer"; concede the loss or worthlessness of something or somebody; "write it off as a loss"; write something fluently, and without hesitation; cancel (a debt)

malign collapse: evil or harmful in nature or influence; "prompted by malign motives"; "believed in witches and malign spirits"; "gave him a malign look"; "a malign lesion"

compress collapse: a cloth pad or dressing (with or without medication) applied firmly to some part of the body (to relieve discomfort or reduce fever); squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"; make more compact by or as if by pressing; "compress the data"

beat down collapse: dislodge from a position; "She beat the dealer down to a much better price"; shine hard; "The sun beat down on the hikers"; persuade the seller to accept a lower price; "She beat the merchant down $100"

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