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Meaning:
ailing

become poorer or worse

not feeling well

belittle

to cause (a person, achievement etc) to seem unimportant or of small value

detract

check up

a medical examination

check into thoroughly

chivvy

to encourage a person to be cheerful, finish a task etc by making frequent requests etc

chase, follow

decry

to speak against (something) especially with sarcasm

criticize, blame

degrade

to cause (a person) to be less moral or less deserving of respect

shame, humiliate

depress

to cause (a person) to be very sad

deject, make despondent; exhaust

discredit

the loss of credit or good reputation

blame, detract from

enumerate

to count, go through, (a list); name (items etc) one by one

list, count

humiliate

to cause (a person) to feel ashamed; lower the dignity or self-respect of (a person)

embarrass, put down

investigate

to examine, study, (something) carefully

check into thoroughly

minimize

to reduce (something) to the smallest amount or degree

make smaller; underrate

pursue

to go after (a person, animal, car etc) in order to catch or kill

chase, follow

reckon

to calculate (something) (the usual word); to consider, suppose, (something); to assume (something)

add up; evaluate

recount

to tell (a story etc)

tell a story

relate

to tell (a story)

give an account of

sick

likely to throw up food from the stomach; ill; not well

not healthy, not feeling well

summarize

to make a summary of (a report, speech, a person's character etc)

give a rundown

twit

a foolish person

ridicule

unwell

not well; ill

sick

vilify

to say evil things about (a person)

criticize very harshly

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