Reduce and Violate

Reduce

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

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

Nearby Words: reduced, reduction, reducing, reducible

Violate verb - To fail to keep.

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Reduce and violate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Reduce" instead a verb "Violate".

body	reduce body	violate body
time	reduce time	violate time

Jessica Atreides in Dune points out to Hawat as evidence for her loyalty, that she actually has the power to suborn Duke Leto's power but refuses as that would not only violate the Bene Geserit Code but would reduce Leto to a cypher and she has no desire to be "married" to a cypher.

Source: Subordinate Excuse

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