cantons is a form of:

Belittle



1.
(To make light of, to make little of, speak scornfully of, to disparage) និយាយមើលងាយ, បន្ថយ, ធ្វើឱ្យតិចចុះ, បង្ខូចកិត្ដិសព្ទ, បង្ខូចតម្លៃ, បង្អាប់, និយាយបង្កាច់
Example: Sothun belittles our city in his book.
Example: Don't belittle yourself.
ENGLISH MEANING
verb
1.
(TRANSITIVE) To make little or less in a moral sense; to speak of in a depreciatory or contemptuous way.
1.
decry, depreciate, disparage, derogate, discredit, lower undervalue, minimize, underrate
1.
admire, appreciate, esteem, aggrandize, commend, exalt, magnify, praise