All raise antonyms
raise
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- dulling β not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
- ko'd β a knockout in boxing.
- disses β to show disrespect for; affront.
- cool down β If someone cools down or if you cool them down, they become less angry than they were.
- deplete β To deplete a stock or amount of something means to reduce it.
- let go β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- anesthetizing β Present participle of anesthetize.
- devalorize β Devalue.
- miniaturized β Simple past tense and past participle of miniaturize.
- dished β concave: a dished face.
- do a number on β a numeral or group of numerals.
- badmouth β (informal) To criticize or malign, especially unfairly or spitefully.
- catheterize β to insert a catheter into
- dis-favored β unfavorable regard; displeasure; disesteem; dislike: The prime minister incurred the king's disfavor.
- abase β to humble or belittle (oneself, etc)
- attainted β Law. to condemn by a sentence or a bill or act of attainder.
- dishing β an open, relatively shallow container of pottery, glass, metal, wood, etc., used for various purposes, especially for holding or serving food.
- hem in β to fold back and sew down the edge of (cloth, a garment, etc.); form an edge or border on or around.
- go to the dogs β a domesticated canid, Canis familiaris, bred in many varieties.
- cool it β If you tell someone to cool it, you want them to stop being angry and aggressive and to behave more calmly.
- draw off β to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
- detract β If one thing detracts from another, it makes it seem less good or impressive.
- minimise β to reduce to the smallest possible amount or degree.
- corrupt β Someone who is corrupt behaves in a way that is morally wrong, especially by doing dishonest or illegal things in return for money or power.
- knock over 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.
- abate β If something bad or undesirable abates, it becomes much less strong or severe.
- bum out β a person who avoids work and sponges on others; loafer; idler.
- mildewed β Plant Pathology. a disease of plants, characterized by a cottony, usually whitish coating on the surface of affected parts, caused by any of various fungi.
- bant β string
- furrowed β a narrow groove made in the ground, especially by a plow.
- intermitting β to discontinue temporarily; suspend.
- digest β to convert (food) in the alimentary canal into absorbable form for assimilation into the system.
- koing β a knockout in boxing.
- cut back β If you cut back something such as expenditure or cut back on it, you reduce it.
- make allowance for β the act of allowing.
- banted β to lose weight by practicing Bantingism.
- detrude β to force down or thrust away or out
- make little of β small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room.
- deescalate β To decrease in intensity or magnitude.
- disconfirming β Not confirming.
- bemean β to make mean; demean; debase (usually used reflexively).
- crop β Crops are plants such as wheat and potatoes that are grown in large quantities for food.
- detruncate β to cut off a part of; truncate
- beat down β When the sun beats down, it is very hot and bright.
- demote β If someone demotes you, they give you a lower rank or a less important position than you already have, often as a punishment.
- mow down β to cut down (grass, grain, etc.) with a scythe or a machine.
- banting β slimming by avoiding eating sugar, starch, and fat
- drag down β demoralize
noun raise
- cutback β A cutback is a reduction that is made in something.
- belt-tightening β If you need to do some belt-tightening, you must spend less money and manage without things because you have less money than you used to have.