All be-little synonyms

verb be-little

• blame — If you blame a person or thing for something bad, you believe or say that they are responsible for it or that they caused it.
• lambaste — to beat or whip severely.
• dwarf — a person of abnormally small stature owing to a pathological condition, especially one suffering from cretinism or some other disease that produces disproportion or deformation of features and limbs.
• prune — a variety of plum that dries without spoiling.
• attenuate — To attenuate something means to reduce it or weaken it.
• shrink — to draw back, as in retreat or avoidance: to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact.
• abbreviate — If you abbreviate something, especially a word or a piece of writing, you make it shorter.
• miniaturize — to make in extremely small size in order to keep volume or weight to a minimum: to miniaturize electronic equipment.
• underplay — to act (a part) sketchily.
• blister — A blister is a painful swelling on the surface of your skin. Blisters contain a clear liquid and are usually caused by heat or by something repeatedly rubbing your skin.
• derogate — to cause to seem inferior or be in disrepute; detract
• lower — to cause to descend; let or put down: to lower a flag.
• deprecate — If you deprecate something, you criticize it.
• knock — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
• minimize — to reduce to the smallest possible amount or degree.
• smear — to spread or daub (an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance) on or over something: to smear butter on bread.
• undervalue — to value below the real worth; put too low a value on.
• control — Control of an organization, place, or system is the power to make all the important decisions about the way that it is run.
• squash — to press into a flat mass or pulp; crush: She squashed the flower under her heel.
• discomfit — to confuse and deject; disconcert: to be discomfited by a question.
• rip — to cut or tear apart in a rough or vigorous manner: to rip open a seam; to rip up a sheet.
• deny — When you deny something, you state that it is not true.
• discount — to deduct a certain amount from (a bill, charge, etc.): All bills that are paid promptly will be discounted at two percent.
• affront — If something affronts you, you feel insulted and hurt because of it.
• slam — the winning or bidding of all the tricks or all the tricks but one in a deal. Compare grand slam (def 1), little slam.
• chasten — If you are chastened by something, it makes you regret that you have behaved badly or stupidly.
• pan — an international distress signal used by shore stations to inform a ship, aircraft, etc., of something vital to its safety or to the safety of one of its passengers.
• harass — to disturb persistently; torment, as with troubles or cares; bother continually; pester; persecute.
• roast — to bake (meat or other food) uncovered, especially in an oven.
• crush — To crush something means to press it very hard so that its shape is destroyed or so that it breaks into pieces.
• downgrade — a downward slope, especially of a road.
• abash — to cause to feel ill at ease, embarrassed, or confused; make ashamed
• diminish — to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce.
• discipline — training to act in accordance with rules; drill: military discipline.
• scorch — to affect the color, taste, etc., of by burning slightly: The collar of the shirt was yellow where the iron had scorched it.
• disappoint — to fail to fulfill the expectations or wishes of: His gross ingratitude disappointed us.
• depreciate — If something such as a currency depreciates or if something depreciates it, it loses some of its original value.
• worry — to torment oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts; fret.
• underrate — to rate or evaluate too low; underestimate.
• rebuff — a blunt or abrupt rejection, as of a person making advances.
• disgrace — the loss of respect, honor, or esteem; ignominy; shame: the disgrace of criminals.
• dishonor — lack or loss of honor; disgraceful or dishonest character or conduct.
• belittle — If you belittle someone or something, you say or imply that they are unimportant or not very good.
• rag — a musical composition in ragtime: a piano rag.
• humble — not proud or arrogant; modest: to be humble although successful.
• gibe — to shift from one side to the other when running before the wind, as a fore-and-aft sail or its boom.
• reduce — to bring down to a smaller extent, size, amount, number, etc.: to reduce one's weight by 10 pounds.
• tease — to irritate or provoke with persistent petty distractions, trifling raillery, or other annoyance, often in sport.
• shame — the painful feeling arising from the consciousness of something dishonorable, improper, ridiculous, etc., done by oneself or another: She was overcome with shame.
• flout — to treat with disdain, scorn, or contempt; scoff at; mock: to flout the rules of propriety.