79 entries under reduce topic. ×

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de-escalate(verb, decrease, slow)
4
decrease(verb, cut, check, diminish)
4
weaken(verb, cut, diminish, lower)
3
pare(verb, cut, check, diminish)
2
abridge(verb, cut, diminish, lower)
2
curtail(verb, cut, check, diminish)
2
cut(verb, check, diminish, lower)
2
cut back(verb, expression, cut, check)
2
cut down(verb, expression, cut, check)
2
deduct(lower, decrease, curtail, trim)
2
deflate(verb, cut, check, diminish)
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depreciate(verb, cut, check, diminish)
2
depress(verb, cut, diminish, lower)
2
diminish(verb, cut, check, lower)
2
downgrade(decrease, slow)
2
downsize(verb, decrease, slow, trim)
2
lessen(verb, cut, check, diminish)
2
lower(verb, cut, diminish, decrease)
2
recede(verb, go, cut, separate, remove)
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retrench(lower, decrease, trim, rationalize)
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