abate, abrade, abstract, bate, bite, canker, corrode, curtail, decrease, deduct, depreciate, derogate, detract, diminish, disparage, drain, eat, eat into, erode, extract, file away, gnaw, impair, leach, lessen, nibble away, oxidize, purify, reduce, refine, remove, retrench, rub away, rust, scour, shorten, subduct, subtract, take away, take from, thin, thin out, wear away, weed, withdraw

abjure, back down, back out, backwater, climb down, crawfish out, deny, disavow, disclaim, disown, eat dirt, eat humble pie, forswear, kiss the rod, lick the dust, recant, renege, renounce, repudiate, retract, revoke, sing small, swallow, take back, unsay, withdraw

ablate, absorb, adore, and sinker, appreciate, assimilate, banquet, bask in, be a sucker, be pleased with, be taken in, bite, bleed white, bolt, burn up, consume, delight in, deplete, derive pleasure from, devour, digest, dispatch, dispose of, do justice to, down, drain, drain of resources, eat, eat heartily, enjoy, erode, exhaust, expend, fall for, feast, feast on, finish, finish off, freak out on, get away with, get down, get high on, gloat over, go for, gobble, gobble up, groove on, gulp down, impoverish, indulge in, ingest, lap up, like, line, love, luxuriate in, mop up, nibble, polish off, polish the platter, put away, put it away, regale, rejoice in, relish, revel in, riot in, savor, smack the lips, spend, squander, suck dry, surround, swallow, swallow anything, swallow hook, swallow up, swallow whole, swim in, swing at, take down, take in, take pleasure in, take the bait, tuck in, tumble for, use up, wallow in, waste away, wear away, wolf