lowers
Decreases or brings down
Lowers is the verb lower in its third-person singular form, meaning to move something downward or reduce it: She lowers the blinds, The store lowers prices in January.
To lower yourself is to stoop to something beneath your dignity.
A lowering sky is dark and threatening, though this sense is often spelled louring.
Grows smaller in amount
- reducesMakes less in quantity
- dropsDescends or releases
- lessensMakes smaller in degree
- shrinksDecreases in size
declines · dips · falls · descends · sinks · plummets · slumps · tumbles
Causes loss of dignity
- humiliatesCauses painful embarrassment
- debasesReduces in value
- belittlesDiminishes someone's worth
- diminishesBecomes smaller or weaker
disparages · denigrates · cheapens · undermines · devalues · downgrades · disgraces · shames
decreases
Grows smaller in amount
shrinks · declines · dips · falls · descends · sinks · plummets · slumps · tumbles · contracts
demeans
Causes loss of dignity
- humiliatesCauses painful embarrassment
- debasesReduces in value
- belittlesDiminishes someone's worth
diminishes · disparages · denigrates · cheapens · undermines · devalues · downgrades · disgraces · shames · demotes
soothes
Gently relieves distress
- easesReduces severity or difficulty
- alleviatesReduces severity of
- mitigatesMakes something less harsh
moderates · relieves · assuages · allays · quells · pacifies · mollifies · tempers · softens · subdues
- lower the barReduce required standards
- lower backSpine's bottom section
- lower lipMouth's bottom boundary
- lowest pointMinimum possible position
- lower your voiceDecrease speaking volume
- lower back painDiscomfort in lumbar region