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  1. -->>:abort::to bring to a premature or unsuccessful
  2. -->>:ameliorate::to make or become better; to improve
  3. -->>:belittle::to minimize the achievements of another
  4. -->>:burlesque::to represent laughably; satirize
  5. -->>:chastise::to punish; to beat; to upbraid
  6. -->>:conscript::to force into service
  7. -->>:decelerate::to reduce the speed of; to slow down
  8. -->>:dictate::to command authoritatively; to give orders
  9. -->>:drone::to talk in a persistently dull manner; to speak in a monotone vioce
  10. -->>:entrench::to establish solidly; to confirm
  11. -->>:fabricate::to make or build; to make up; lie
  12. -->>:garble::to confuse unintentionally; to change and distort intentionally
  13. -->>:hypnotize::to place in a trance; to charm or fascinate
  14. -->>:innovate::to introduce something new; to bring new ideas or methods
  15. -->>:kibitz::to give unwanted advice
  16. -->>:mediate::to help settle or reconcile; to serve as an inter-mediary between disputing parties
  17. -->>:neutralize::to counteract; to negate the effect of; to render harmless
  18. -->>:purge::to cleanse of impurities; to rid of undesirable elements
  19. -->>:sublimate::to convert energies into socially acceptable outlets; to refine, to purify
  20. -->>:vilify::to abuse or characterize with defamatory language; to slander