herabsetzen — meaning in English

English meaning

abate verb To become less strong or severe; to die down.
belittle verb To speak of someone or something as less important or impressive than it really is, often to show contempt.
commute verb To travel regularly between home and one's place of work or study.
debase verb To reduce the quality or worth of something.
decry verb To condemn something as being harmful.
degrade verb To lower someone's dignity or status; to humiliate.
demean verb To lower someone's dignity or make them seem less worthy of respect.
denigrate verb To criticize someone unfairly in a way that damages their reputation.
depreciate verb To lower the price or value of something.
disparage noun An unequal marriage, especially to someone of lower social rank.
reduce verb To make something smaller in size, amount, or intensity.
relegate verb To banish, exile, or otherwise force away.
slight adj Small in degree or amount; minor.

herabsetzen is used for these senses in English:

abate To bring down (someone) mentally or physically; to lower (someone) in status. [14th–17th c.]
abate To reduce (something) in amount or size. [from 14th c.]
belittle (transitive) To knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is, especially as a way of showing contempt or deprecation. [from 1782]
debase (transitive) To lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade.
decry (transitive) To denounce as harmful.
degrade (transitive) To lower in value or social position.
demean To debase; to lower; to degrade.
demean (obsolete) To manage; to conduct; to treat.