Reduce and Restrict

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Reduce

Reduce verb - Narrow or limit.

Usage example: reduce the influx of foreigners

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Restrict and reduce are semantically related in shorten topic. In some cases you can use "Restrict" instead a verb "Reduce".

Nearby Words: reduced, reduction, reducing, reducible

Restrict

Restrict verb - To set bounds or an upper limit for.

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Reduce and restrict are semantically related in confine topic. Sometimes you can use "Reduce" instead a verb "Restrict", if it concerns topics such as shorten.

Nearby Words: restraint, restriction, restrictive, restricting

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ability	reduce ability	restrict ability
power	reduce power	restrict power
body	reduce body	restrict body
amount	reduce amount	restrict amount
Other words: number, rate, effect, time, world, effectiveness, visibility, opponent, times, attacks, powers.

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