move, displace - cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"

reef - lower and bring partially inboard; "reef the sailboat's mast"

depress - lower (prices or markets); "The glut of oil depressed gas prices"

dip - lower briefly; "She dipped her knee"

incline - lower or bend (the head or upper body), as in a nod or bow; "She inclined her head to the student"

abase, chagrin, humiliate, humble, mortify - cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"

reduce - lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation; "She reduced her niece to a servant"

dehumanise, dehumanize - deprive of human qualities; "Life in povery has dehumanized them"

bulldoze - flatten with or as if with a bulldozer

destroy, destruct - do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of; "The fire destroyed the house"

set down, write down, get down, put down - put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.