Relieve and Reduce

Relieve

Relieve verb - To make more bearable or less severe.

Reduce is a synonym for relieve in counteract topic. In some cases you can use "Reduce" instead a verb "Relieve", when it comes to topics like interrupt, alleviate, decrease.

Nearby Words: relief, relieving

Reduce

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

Relieve is a synonym for reduce. Sometimes you can use "Relieve" instead a verb "Reduce".

Nearby Words: reduced, reduction, reducing, reducible

Common collocations

life relieve life reduce life
people relieve people reduce people
need relieve need reduce need
stress relieve stress reduce stress
Other words: effects, pain, anyone, enemy, enemies.
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