All raise antonyms
raise
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- anaesthetising β Present participle of anaesthetise.
- contract β A contract is a legal agreement, usually between two companies or between an employer and employee, which involves doing work for a stated sum of money.
- densify β to make or become denser
- die out β If something dies out, it becomes less and less common and eventually disappears completely.
- disconfirm β to prove to be invalid.
- wane β to decrease in strength, intensity, etc.: Daylight waned, and night came on. Her enthusiasm for the cause is waning.
- dip β to plunge (something, as a cloth or sponge) temporarily into a liquid, so as to moisten it, dye it, or cause it to take up some of the liquid: He dipped the brush into the paint bucket.
- alloy β An alloy is a metal that is made by mixing two or more types of metal together.
- ebb β the flowing back of the tide as the water returns to the sea (opposed to flood, flow).
- muddied β abounding in or covered with mud.
- disbar β to expel from the legal profession or from the bar of a particular court.
- hang loose β to let loose; free from bonds or restraint.
- disrate β to reduce to a lower rating or rank.
- mellow out β soft, sweet, and full-flavored from ripeness, as fruit.
- lower β to cause to descend; let or put down: to lower a flag.
- bogged β wet, spongy ground with soil composed mainly of decayed vegetable matter.
- damping β moistening or wetting
- densifying β to impregnate (wood) with additives under heat and pressure in order to achieve greater density and hardness.
- miniaturize β to make in extremely small size in order to keep volume or weight to a minimum: to miniaturize electronic equipment.
- fold up β a part that is folded; pleat; layer: folds of cloth.
- drain β to withdraw or draw off (a liquid) gradually; remove slowly or by degrees, as by filtration: to drain oil from a crankcase.
- duck β any of numerous wild or domesticated web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genus Anas and allied genera, characterized by abroad, flat bill, short legs, and depressed body.
- denaturing β Present participle of denature.
- minify β to make less.
- bucketed β a deep, cylindrical vessel, usually of metal, plastic, or wood, with a flat bottom and a semicircular bail, for collecting, carrying, or holding water, sand, fruit, etc.; pail.
- amnestied β a general pardon for offenses, especially political offenses, against a government, often granted before any trial or conviction.
- diffused β Simple past tense and past participle of diffuse.
- go bad β not good in any manner or degree.
- inventoried β a complete listing of merchandise or stock on hand, work in progress, raw materials, finished goods on hand, etc., made each year by a business concern.
- anaesthetize β When a doctor or other trained person anaesthetizes a patient, they make the patient unconscious or unable to feel pain by giving them an anaesthetic.
- decrease β When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
- limit β the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.: the limit of his experience; the limit of vision.
- bogging β filthy; covered in dirt and grime
- worsen β Make or become worse.
- disbarred β to expel from the legal profession or from the bar of a particular court.
- mitigate β to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate.
- knock β to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- infrigidate β (obsolete) To chill; to make cold.
- denudate β denuded; bare
- give up β the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
- fall away β to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- minimize β to reduce to the smallest possible amount or degree.
- downs β from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
- mute β silent; refraining from speech or utterance.
- hold off β to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- abridge β to reduce the length of (a written work) by condensing or rewriting
- faulted β a defect or imperfection; flaw; failing: a fault in the brakes; a fault in one's character.
- compress β When you compress something or when it compresses, it is pressed or squeezed so that it takes up less space.
noun raise
- miserliness β of, like, or befitting a miser; penurious; stingy; niggardly.