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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| downplay | /x | Verb |
| play down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| minimize | /xx | Verb |
| devalue | x/x | Verb |
| diminish | x/x | Verb |
| depreciate | x/xx | Verb |
| degrade | x/ | Verb |
| lessen | /x | Verb |
| derogate | /xx | Verb |
| understate | /xx | Verb |
| reduce | x/ | Verb |
| slight | / | Adjective |
| strip away | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| weaken | /x | Verb |
| mitigate | /xx | Verb |
| take away from | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| relax | x/ | Verb |
| decrease | x/ | Noun |
| downgrade | // | Noun |
| lower | /x | Adjective |
| downsize | /x | Verb |
| quiet down | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| demystify | x/xx | Verb |
| subordinate | x/xx | Adjective |
| denigrate | /xx | Verb |
| decelerate | x/xx | Verb |
| attenuate | x/xx | Verb |
| shorten | /x | Verb |
| eliminate | x/xx | Verb |
| dispense with | x// | Phrase, Verb |
| bring down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| break down | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| down | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| deconstruct | xx/ | Verb |
| decline | x/ | Noun |
| remove | x/ | Verb |
| let down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| overshadow | /x/x | Verb |
| ease off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| decompress | xx/ | Verb |
| demean | x/ | Verb |
| decompose | xx/ | Verb |
| belittle | x/x | Verb |
| distract | x/ | Verb |
| erase | x/ | Verb |
| slacken | /x | Verb |
| deduct | x/ | Verb |
| neutralize | /xx | Verb |
| marginalize | /xxx | Verb |
| abridge | x/ | Verb |
| impair | x/ | Verb |
| do away with | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| discredit | x/x | Verb, Noun |
| underestimate | /x/xx | Verb, Noun |
| die | / | Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| save | / | Verb, Noun |
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| breakeven | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
