| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| VERB: | 1. To think, represent, or speak of as small or unimportant: belittle, decry, denigrate, deprecate, derogate, detract, discount, disparage, downgrade, minimize, run down, slight, talk down. Idioms: make light (or little) of. See ATTACK, SHOW. 2. To become or make less in price or value: cheapen, depress, devaluate, devalue, downgrade, lower2, mark down, reduce, write down. See INCREASE, MONEY.
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