| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | A sudden drop to a lower condition or status: comedown, descent, down, downfall. See RISE. | | VERB: | 1. To think, represent, or speak of as small or unimportant: belittle, decry, denigrate, deprecate, depreciate, derogate, detract, discount, disparage, minimize, run down, slight, talk down. Idioms: make light (or little) of. See ATTACK, SHOW. 2. To lower in character or quality: cheapen, debase, degrade, demean2. See BETTER. 3. To lower in rank or grade: break, bump, degrade, demote, reduce. Slang : bust. See RISE. 4. To become or make less in price or value: cheapen, depreciate, depress, devaluate, devalue, lower2, mark down, reduce, write down. See INCREASE, MONEY.
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