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Verb
S:
(v)
descend (descend%2:38:00::)
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fall (fall%2:38:00::)
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go down (go_down%2:38:02::)
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come down (come_down%2:38:00::)
(move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way)
"The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"
S:
(v)
reduce (reduce%2:30:11::)
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come down (come_down%2:30:00::)
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boil down (boil_down%2:30:03::)
(be the essential element)
"The proposal boils down to a compromise"
S:
(v)
precipitate (precipitate%2:43:00::)
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come down (come_down%2:43:00::)
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fall (fall%2:43:00::)
(fall from clouds)
"rain, snow and sleet were falling"; "Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum"
S:
(v)
sicken (sicken%2:29:00::)
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come down (come_down%2:29:00::)
(get sick)
"She fell sick last Friday, and now she is in the hospital"
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come down (come_down%2:32:12::)
(criticize or reprimand harshly)
"The critics came down hard on the new play"