Burn and Reduce

Burn

Burn verb - To make complete use of.

Usage example: heedlessly burning the country's resources without any concern for future generations

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Reduce and burn are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Reduce" instead a verb "Burn".

Nearby Words: burning, burned, burnt, burnout, burner

Reduce verb - To bring to a lower grade or rank.

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Burn and reduce are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Burn" instead a verb "Reduce".

Nearby Words: reduced, reduction, reducing, reducible

life	burn life	reduce life
attack	burn attack	reduce attack
people	burn people	reduce people
body	burn body	reduce body
Other words: time, world, head, damage, planet, target, anyone, city, enemies.

The only way for them to save it is to burn all the wealth they've amassed, which will at best reduce the losses.

Source: Manga / Sengoku Youko
Running fans the flames, a patient walk can drastically reduce burn damage.

Source: Out of the Inferno

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