Discourage and Reduce

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Discourage verb - To lessen the courage or confidence of.

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

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

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

Nearby Words: reduced, reduction, reducing, reducible

people	discourage people	reduce people
men	discourage men	reduce men
anyone	discourage anyone	reduce anyone
player	discourage player	reduce player
Other words: humans, attacks, enemies.

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