Grate and Reduce

Grate

Grate verb - To disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts.

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

Nearby Words: grating, grated, grater

Reduce

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

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

Nearby Words: reduced, reduction, reducing, reducible

Mutual synonyms

Common collocations

people grate people reduce people
amount grate amount reduce amount
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