talk down

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Verb talk down has 2 senses

talk down - belittle through talk
--₁ is one way to minimize, belittle, denigrate, derogate
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
talk down - speak in a condescending manner, as if to a child; "He talks down to her"
--₂ is one way to talk, speak
Sample sentence:
Something ----s to somebody

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