| VERB | communication | vilipend, deprecate, depreciate | belittle |
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| Meaning | belittle. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | deprecate, depreciate | |
| Narrower | deflate, puncture | Reduce or lessen the size or importance of |
| Broader | disparage, belittle, pick at | Express a negative opinion of |
| Spanish | deprecar, despreciar, menospreciar, suplicar, vilipendiar | |
| Catalan | demanar, suplicar | |
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