accountable - responsible, answerable, explainable, duty-bound⏎
claim - demand, request, state officially, state, legal right⏎
deflate - reduce, lessen, make smaller, ridicule⏎
declare - state, announce, tell, divulge, speak affirm⏎
curtail - limit, reduce, shorten, cut⏎
downgrade - reduce status, reduce value, make less important⏎
annul - invalidate, cancel, dissolve, make void, nullify⏎
aim - goal, purpose, objective, intention⏎
cater - provide, supply⏎
defect - fault, imperfection, shortfall, leave⏎