Cross up and Meliorate

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Cross up verb - To reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of.

Usage example: your refusal to cooperate will cross up the whole investigation

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Meliorate is an antonym for cross up.

Meliorate verb - To make better.

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Cross up is an antonym for meliorate.

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