Promote
Promote verb - To move higher in rank or position.
Usage example: the navy promoted her to captain for her record of outstanding performance
Reduce
Reduce verb - To bring to a lower grade or rank.
Usage example: was reduced from team captain to team member as punishment for his misbehavior on the court
Common collocations
| people | promote people | reduce people |
| world | promote world | reduce world |
| health | promote health | reduce health |
| production | promote production | reduce production |
Both words in one sentence
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That said, alcohol can be legitimately administered after a rescue once the victim is near a heat source, specifically to promote blood flow to the extremities to prevent or reduce frostbite.
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Reduce and Promote. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/promote/reduce
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