deu: herabsetzen

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Meaning
means	(verb) cause to seem less serious; play down; "Don't belittle his influence" derogate, belittle, minimize, denigrate
means	(verb) make smaller; "He decreased his staff" lessen, minify, decrease
means	(verb) express a negative opinion of; "She disparaged her student's efforts" pick at, disparage, belittle
means	(verb) lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of; "don't belittle your colleagues" belittle, diminish
means	(verb) become less in amount or intensity; "The storm abated"; "The rain let up after a few hours" slack off, slack, let up, abate, die away
means	(verb) lose in value; "The dollar depreciated again" devaluate, depreciate, undervalue, devalue
means	(verb) decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" fall, decrease, diminish, lessen
means	(verb) corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals" deprave, demoralize, misdirect, debase, pervert, corrupt, profane, vitiate, subvert, debauch, demoralise
means	(verb) make lower or quieter; "turn down the volume of a radio" lower, turn down, lour