take from (?.)
- abate
- abrade
- abridge
- abstract
- bate
- belittle
- bereave
- bleed
- compress
- curtail
- cut
- cut back
- cut down
- cut off
- damp
- dampen
- decrease
- deduct
- deflate
- depreciate
- depress
- deprive
- deprive of
- derogate
- detract
- detract from
- diminish
- disentitle
- disparage
- divest
- downgrade
- drain
- ease one of
- eat away
- erode
- extract
- file away
- impair
- leach
- lessen
- lighten one of
- lower
- milk
- mine
- minimize
- pare
- purify
- reduce
- refine
- remove
- retrench
- roll back
- rub away
- scale down
- shorten
- simplify
- step down
- subduct
- subtract
- take away
- take away from
- tap
- thin
- thin out
- tune down
- wear away
- weed
- withdraw
- write off