to close a business, stop providing a service, or get rid of workers that you do not need (verb)
axe(d) - /æks/
to argue very angrily with someone (verb)
clash(ed) - /klæʃ /
to say publicly that you think someone or something is bad or wrong (verb)
condemn(ed) - /kənˈdem/
to say that something such as a fact is not true or correct (verb)
dispute(d) - /dɪˈspjuːt/
to give information about something, especially something that should be kept secret (verb)
divulge - /daɪˈvʌldʒ/
to praise someone or something (verb)
laud(ed) - /lɔːd/
to tell private or secret information to journalists or to the public (verb)
leak(ed) - /liːk/
to remove someone from a position of power, especially in order to take that position (verb)
oust(ed) - /aʊst/
to promise seriously and publicly to do something (verb)
pledge(d) - /pledʒ/
to express strong approval or admiration for someone or something, especially in public (verb)
praise(d) - /preɪz/
to cause a reaction, especially an angry one (verb)
provoke(d) - /prəˈvəʊk/
to stop something from continuing (verb)
quash - /kwɒʃ/
to decide not to continue with something such as a plan or an event (verb)
scrap(ped) - /skræp/
to criticise someone or something severely (verb)
slam(med) - /slæm/
to make something happen, especially something involving violence or angry feelings (verb)
spark(ed) - /spɑː(r)k/
to praise someone or something because you want other people to think they are good or important (verb)
tout(ed) - /taʊt/
