Hurt and Reduce

Hurt

Hurt verb - To feel or cause physical pain.

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

Nearby Words: hurtful, hurting

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

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

Nearby Words: reduced, reduction, reducing, reducible

people	hurt people	reduce people
time	hurt time	reduce time
morale	hurt morale	reduce morale
target	hurt target	reduce target
Other words: anyone, opponent, player, enemy, humans, times, chances, enemies.

Happens in the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time trilogy, especially with the first Sands of Time game, where enemies hurt you and reduce your health gauge.

Source: Critical Annoyance
The demon smugly boasts that only magic can hurt him, and Superboy immediately grabs him, causing the fire to spread to him and reduce him to ashes.

Source: Hoist By His Own Petard / Live-Action TV
They don't actually hurt Mario, but they reduce his jump to practically nothing, which can kill you indirectly.

Source: Personal Space Invader

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