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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

reduce and relieve

reduce pain and relieve pain

Are these words same meaning? Thanks a lot for your help.
  

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Relieve pain can be used when the medication makes the the pain not only subside, but go away completely. Reduce pain means to me that the pain lessens, but does not go away completely.

  • Relieve pain can be used when the medication makes the the pain not only subside, but go away completely.
  • Reduce pain means to me that the pain lessens, but does not go away completely.
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Relieve pain can be used when the medication makes the the pain not only subside, but go away completely.
Reduce pain means to me that the pain lessens, but does not go away completely.

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