belittle (v.)

• criticize
• de-emphasize
• debase
• decry
• degrade
• denigrate
• deprecate
• depreciate
• derogate
• diminish
• discount
• discredit
• disgrace
• disparage
• downgrade
• downplay
• dwarf
• knock
• lessen
• minify
• minimize
• misestimate
• mitigate
• pooh-pooh
• reduce
• slight
• trivialize
• underestimate
• underplay
• underrate
• undervalue