Help
Help verb - To make better.
Usage example: some minor revisions would help this essay immensely
Reduce
Reduce verb - To bring to a lower grade or rank.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- It didn't help that the chrome-plated bore on the prototype weapons was eliminated to reduce cost.
Source: Never Needs Sharpening -
The voiceover talks about how people don't help themselves by trying to reduce their risk of cancer, strokes and heart disease.
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Given how debilitating PTSD is, anything that may help to reduce the incidence and severity needs to be looked at seriously.
Source: Shell-Shocked Veteran
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