change:
weaken.
encourage, hearten:
languish,
neglect,
let go,
fail,
shrivel,
lose.
make more forceful, powerful:
decline,
kill,
soften,
descend,
hurt,
shrink,
destroy,
disprove,
reject,
contradict,
slow,
reduce,
undermine,
dissuade,
condense,
ruin,
dishearten,
slump,
subtract,
fall,
decrease,
hinder,
discourage,
diminish,
deny,
let down,
lessen,
drop,
halt,
break down,
weaken,
lower,
curtail,
abridge.
noun:
annul,
tone,
lighten,
moderate,
undermine,
subdue,
subside,
injure,
impair,
shake,
dwindle,
console,
lessen,
diminish,
harm,
destroy,
alleviate,
taper,
PSYCH,
shatter,
break down,
unsettle,
cancel,
reduce,
undercut,
condole with,
overthrow,
abate,
sap,
abrogate,
ease,
damage,
recede,
wane,
ameliorate,
sensitize,
decrease,
prostrate,
upset,
hurt.